Art and Homosexuality

Random no. between 1 & 285, page 182 of Art and Homosexuality: A History of Ideas by Christopher Reed features George Segal's sculpture "Gay Liberation" installed at Christopher Park in New York City. #goliwaliwph #june2018 #pages #lgbtpride pic.twitter.com/ztQgbqNc24

— glenncruz (@glenncruz) June 13, 2018

Random number between 1 and 285, page 182 of Art and Homosexuality: A History of Ideas by Christopher Reed (Oxford University Press, publisher) features George Segal's 1980 sculpture "Gay Liberation" installed at Christopher Park in New York City, part of Chapter 6 of the book, "The Avante-Garde and Activism, 1965-82."

Noted on the caption: "A second cast, repaired after being severely vandalized, is on the campus of Stanford University in California." Mildly baffling that this seemingly quiet and calm artwork was reportedly "attacked from all sides" -- like from the Catholic Church on one side, and the gay and lesbian activists on the other.

This month in liwaliw Pages, I pre-selected titles from my personal library for the observance of LGBT Pride. Love wins.