FRUIT MACHINE
Andrew Lumsden: Art & Activism, 1972-2022
ANDREW LUMSDEN (1941-2023) was a London based pioneer of the Gay Liberation Front, a trailblazing openly queer journalist and also a talented artist working across a variety of media. A contemporary of Derek Jarman and David Hockney, Lumsden created a steady flow of artworks over more than half a century reflecting his life as an activist, traveller and lover.
Tulips and Clementine
1982
A Bubble in the time of Covid
2020
His work ranged from abstract and impressionistic works in the 1970s, to highly realistic and detailed landscapes, beaches and interiors around the UK, Spain and Goa, to intimate portraits of friends and lovers.
This exhibition celebrates his still lifes, interiors, landscapes and portraits from over half a century of drawings. Accompanying the exhibition is a timeline marking out key moments from British LGBTQ+ campaigns, as well as those personal to Andrew and his work.
Esher, 23 June ‘88
1988
Huntworth
1988
The works on display represent just a sample of Andrew's work. For a definitive sales catalogue of his drawings from the 1970s to the 2020s, please contact curator Dan de la Motte - @dandelamotte // dandlmh@yahoo.co.uk
Paul and Marge
1994
Washing Drying in the Sun
1980’s
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