Queer Clicks: April 04, 2017 | Queer British Art 1861-1967 At Tate Britain, Review: A Tame Take On Gay Art History , China’s hottest boy band has a secret, & Other News

Henry Scott Tuke

Queer British Art 1861-1967 At Tate Britain, Review: A Tame Take On Gay Art History

“The word “queer” has gone, in the space of a couple of decades, from a term of abuse to an academically respectable catchall for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and all other forms of alternative sexuality – whatever they may be.” Telegraph

Maggie West’s Dreamy Neon Nudes Celebrate the Spectrum Of Gender & Sexuality

Photography: Maggie West

“Have you ever taken an Ambien and fought off the sleep to stare at a lava lamp? If you haven’t, chances are you’ll derive the same psychedelic effect from looking at one of Maggie West’s intensely hued portraits, which make Easter Marshmallow Peeps look like a pair of old sneakers tied to a power line in the rain. If you’ve procured the LA-based photographer’s first book, KISS, or follow her on Instagram, you know exactly what I’m talking about.” Out

Modern Gladiators

Piero Pompili

“For 15 years, Piero Pompili passionately photographed the world of boxing, which he frequented in Rome and Naples, in the gyms of the borgata and in the catacombs where even the ancient gladiators prepared for their fights. The source of this fascination was a childhood spent in the Borghesiana (a community in Rome), where he was born in 1967.” Advocate

China’s Hottest Boy Band Has A Secret

“This is Acrush, the hottest new boy band in China — and they’re already making the ladies pine and swoon. But they have one not particularly well-kept secret: They’re not actually boys at all. As Quartz reports, the band consists of five twenty-something women who dress as your standard teen heartthrobs: floppy flannels, bulky leather coats, skinny ties.” Queerty