To celebrate the NGV’s landmark acquisition of queer British artist Marlow Moss’s painting Composition yellow, blue, black, red and white, 1956-57, on display at NGV International, this talk reflects on Moss’s indelible contributions to 20th-century queer art and culture.

Moss is well known for their abstract works of art in a style known as Neoplasticism and has been associated with influential figures like Piet Mondrian. Throughout their life and career, Moss embraced queer modes of appearance, art making and being, from their open relationships with women to their preference for androgynous dress.

Hear about Moss’s contributions to the Neoplasticist movement, and how living an openly queer life shaped their artistic practice.

Part of Midsumma Festival.