Can a film be “too gay”? Are major galleries embracing queer culture fully? And why does classical music still have such a stuffy reputation?
Graeme Smith hosts a BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Breakfast Club with photographer Tyler Udall, filmmaker Joe Stephenson, Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music Toks Dada and BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! founder Ghislain Pascal.
Tyler introduces his new book, Garden of Good, exploring the lives of performers, from ballet dancers to strippers, and the people behind their stage personas. Joe shares plans for BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Films and a dedicated queer short-film fund, alongside his experiences of being asked to make queer stories less gay.
Around the table, there’s a frank discussion of Tim Walker’s Fairyland exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery and the buzz surrounding Josh Silver’s Fruit Fly — from Instagram hype to turning trauma into art.
Plus, Toks reveals classical music’s queer side, from Benjamin Britten to contemporary composers bringing club culture and political satire into the concert hall.
Art. Queer. Culture. Over coffee.
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