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Turner - the straight man's painter. Don't believe me? Next time you're in a museum, look around - find a Turner painting and just you wait; soon you'll be surrounded with all the Jeffs, Mikes and Steves of the world, furrowing their brows and nodding. Ca

Turner - the straight man's painter. Don't believe me? Next time you're in a museum, look around - find a Turner painting and just you wait; soon you'll be surrounded with all the Jeffs, Mikes and Steves of the world, furrowing their brows and nodding. Cause, like, Art, man, you know? (I will say, however, that this reading in no way invalidates my firm belief in Turner as a queer hero. 😎 He's the best; and also absolutely the worst; an unholy synthesis of Frank Stella and, like, Rihanna - a rude, intelligent artist driven by an unshakeable belief in his own ferocious ambition.) Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, oil on canvas,1834. πŸ‘ŠπŸ”₯πŸ’― #philamuseum #artmuseum #artgallery #exhibition #gallery #museum #artnerd #arthistory #museumselfie #oilpainting #artsy #galleryart #gayart #queer #masterpiece #oiloncanvas #ihavethisthingwithmuseumpics #ArtWatchers_United #tatebritain #tate #artexhibition #artgalleries #artnews #artnet #jmwturner #turner #britishart

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Uploaded on February 25, 2016