Living Room Lectures: “Is He… You Know?” Bronzino and Homoeroticism in the Medici Court

​Sam Waxman, artist, presents “Is He… You Know?” Bronzino and Homoeroticism in the Medici Court.

​Living Room Lectures aims to build community through shared learning and reflection. They offer a platform for queer people to showcase their expertise and passions.

​During each event, a featured guest delivers a 20-minute lecture on a topic of their choosing, but they have to make it queer. The lecture is followed by group reflection and facilitated discussion as a means for building connections. Previous lectures have focused on acupuncture, graphic design, film, puppetry, pharmacology, reading, landscape architecture, art history, labor movements, and pornography.

​Since its launch in October 2023, ten lectures have been hosted in a Brooklyn living room with over 200 attendees. The success of these intimate gatherings has inspired the creation of a public event to increase accessibility for a broader audience.