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"The works come from the late 1940s and 50s, a time when these beautiful and consensual acts were outlawed. "'Never be ashamed' was a belief that Duncan Grant lived by, so at first it may appear strange, even hypocritical that this collection of works were hidden, marked 'very private', that there is a palpable sense of fear at their discovery. During the most intense and involved sex act, all the participants are expressing joy and affection a gentle hand on the head, a back arched in ecstasy, a tender caress, a contented smile on the lips. These are not depictions of power plays, of aggressive or brutal encounters. "With such diverse influences as Greek mythology, bodybuilding magazines and American soft-core magazines like Physique Pictorial, mixed with memories of lovers from Grant’s own lifetime of sexual encounters, the artist explored, recorded, and celebrated these highly personal encounters. Drawn and painted with Duncan Grant’s fluid, sensual, yet confident hand, these works are a celebration of queer sex, a major body of work that changes our perception of both the artist and the world he lived in.
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"Turning over one piece of paper after another, what appears are more than 400 images of queer sex: of couples, throuples and more.