PATRICK ANGUS. PRIVATE SHOW

The Toulouse-Lautrec of Times SquarePatrick Angus (b. North Hollywood, 1953/ d. New York, 1992) was the paintbrush-wielding chronicl er of gay life in 1980s Manhattan. At a time when abstract and minimalist art reigned supreme, he chose to focus on figurative repre sentational art. He painted and drew portraits, cityscapes, landscapes, and, time and again, scenes from the homosexual underground milieu with its strip shows, bars, and bathhouses. Yet rather than trying to make a political statement, Angus sought to articulate basic huma...[Read more]