The tea on Art Deco darling Tamara de Lempicka (ft. Lady Camden) | Drag Art History

What do Madonna, Batman, and "Burlesque" have in common? Join curator Furio Rinaldi and drag starlet ‪@LadyCamden‬ to find out, as they spill the tea on Hollywood’s fave Art Deco artist: Tamara de Lempicka. The two raise a glass in San Francisco’s historic Redwood Room and revisit iconic Lempicka moments in pop culture.

Learn more about the exhibition: https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/tam...

Special thanks to the Redwood Room for hosting us! https://redwoodroomsf.com/

About the Exhibition

With works that exuded cool elegance and transgressive sensuality, Tamara de Lempicka (1894–1980) helped define Art Deco. Her paintings captured the glamour and vitality of postwar Paris and the cosmopolitan sheen of Hollywood celebrity. This exhibition — the first major museum retrospective of Lempicka in the United States — explores the artist’s distinctive style and unconventional life through four major chapters. The more than 100 artworks on display range from her post-Cubist work in 1920s Paris to her most famous nudes and portraits to the melancholic still lifes and interiors of her final days in the United States and Mexico. Including an in-depth look at the artist’s drawings and studies, this exhibition reveals the creative process behind her iconic paintings.

About Drag History

This humorous, fun video series gives audiences another way into art history. It highlights exhibitions and collection objects in a lighthearted way, and draws parallels between art history and the art of drag, an essential part of our city’s culture. San Francisco’s drag community is an essential part of our city’s culture, and at this moment when their rights are at risk, it is important to elevate their voices. Drag Art History provides a platform, highlighting the creativity and artistic expression of our drag community, while offering fresh perspectives on our exhibitions and collections.

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