London’s Zebra One Gallery and artist/activist Lapinus Morgan will launch the «Love is Not an Ideology» (LINAI) exhibition on 5 October, raising vital funds for Polish charity, Federacja Znaki Równości.
The show features works by artists including David Hockney and Andy Warhol as well as pieces by a host of contemporary artists, including Pure Evil, Mason Storm and Rich Simmons.
The images will be sold via the Hampstead gallery’s website with 100% of monies raised going to the charity, which provides psychological and legal help, arranges support groups, cultural events and works to integrate the LGBTQIA+ community in Poland.
Hollywood legend, Sharon Stone has also thrown her weight behind the LINAI campaign, saying: «Love is real. It’s not important who you love, but that you love».
Nearly 70% of the LGBTQIA+ community in Poland has been subjected to physical, sexual or verbal violence and less than 4% of these people felt safe enough to report such incidents to police, leaving 70% of teenagers within that community grappling with suicidal thoughts.
Half of Poland’s municipalities have declared themselves «LGBT-Free Zones» and violence towards these communities has dramatically increased.
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, pledged in his recent campaign to «fight LGBT ideology» in Poland, referring to the LGBT community as a «Rainbow Plague».
This art campaign will show that «Love is Not an Ideology» and will fight for the human right to love without fear.
