テート・ギャラリーさんのインスタグラム写真 - (テート・ギャラリーInstagram)「'Nude outdoor bathing is now a Hollywood cliché for adolescent rebellion, but it was standard for men until the nineteenth century and survived well into the next. It inspired countless softly homoerotic scenes painted near the turn of the century across Europe and America. Hyde Park’s Serpentine, the setting here, was a men-only swimming spot until the 1930s and nude bathing was still common then. Naked men brought admirers. The Serpentine was on the unofficial gay sightseeing list, even if park regulations attempted to bar voyeurs from the lido. Adept at picking up male lovers, Duncan Grant understood the gay viewpoint he was implicitly presenting. He underlines his message with a set of poses that are almost scandalously suggestive. (Imagine the water gone for a moment!) Perhaps it’s no surprise that one Edwardian hack, writing in the National Review, condemned the corrupting influence the dining hall murals would have on young students.' This text is an extract from 'A Queer Little History of Art', a celebration of over 100 years of queer creativity written by Alex Pilcher and available from @tateshops. Link in bio! 📚 Duncan Grant, Bathing 1911」2月22日 4時24分