Graham Kolbeins Explained

Birth Date:23 October 1987
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation:Filmmaker, writer
Known For:Rad Queers, The House of Gay Art

Graham Kolbeins is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and fashion designer.

Background

Kolbeins' documentary films have focused on themes of LGBTQ art and activism, including the web series Rad Queers[1] [2] [3] and the documentary short film The House of Gay Art.[4] [5] As co-founder and creative director of the brand Massive Goods[6] [7] Kolbeins and collaborator Anne Ishii worked with Japanese artists including gay manga artist Gengoroh Tagame and feminist artist Rokudenashiko to produce English translations of their work as well as fashion collections for brands including Opening Ceremony[8] and Mishka.[9]

Works

Films

The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission named Kolbeins a recipient of their Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship in 2016,[10] and he subsequently spent five months filming a feature documentary about sexuality and gender identity in Japan titled Queer Japan.[11] [12] Currently in post-production, the film features a variety of artists, activists, dancers, drag queens, and everyday persons.[13] The cast includes Gengoroh Tagame, drag queen and artist Vivienne Sato, transgender politician Aya Kamikawa, and photographer Leslie Kee.[13] Kolbeins' short-form work includes Rad Queers, a series of documentary profiles on artists and activists; as well as collaborations with artist Rafa Esparza,[14] musician Dorian Wood,[15] writer Beau Rice,[16] and the magazine New American Paintings. He also created a found footage experimental short Food Horror which explored stigma towards eating embedded with the teen television drama Pretty Little Liars.[17] [18]

Books

Along with Chip Kidd and Anne Ishii, Kolbeins is the co-editor of two books on Japanese gay art: The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame[19] [20] [21] and Fantagraphics' anthology, ,[22] [23] [24] which was nominated for an Eisner award in 2015.[25] The team also collaborated on Koyama Press' English-language edition of What Is Obscenity?,[26] [27] a graphic memoir by the artist Rokudenashiko chronicling her arrest on obscenity charges for making 3D printed vagina art, which was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Award[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rad Queers inspire and delight . Thibault . Simon . September 14, 2012 . . June 11, 2017.
  2. Web site: Rad Queers: Edie Fake . Kolbeins . Graham . February 5, 2014 . The Comics Journal. June 11, 2017.
  3. Web site: VIDEO: Payasos L.A. Is An Organization of Latino Gay Men Giving Back To the Community! . Mixner . David . January 20, 2013 . . June 11, 2017 .
  4. Web site: MASSIVE – Documents Japan's Historic House of Gay Art (Watch) . February 28, 2015 . June 11, 2017. LGBT Update.
  5. Web site: Massive's pilgrimage to The House of Gay Art . June 11, 2017. Last Gasp.
  6. News: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MASSIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR GRAHAM KOLBEINS . Rondinelli . David . March 5, 2015 . . June 11, 2017 .
  7. Web site: About . . June 11, 2017.
  8. News: Opening Ceremony Turns to Manga Comic Artist for Gay Pride Week . Trebay . Guy . June 23, 2014 . . June 11, 2017.
  9. Mishka_LA . This Friday from 7–10 PM Gengoroh Tagame will b here showing his artwork & doing an in-store book signing! Come hang! . May 11, 2015 . June 11, 2017 . 597879610018140160 .
  10. Web site: JUSFC Meet Our Grantees Series: Graham Kolbeins – Writer, Designer, Film Maker . December 16, 2016 . . June 11, 2017.
  11. News: Get An Intimate Look at Queer Life in Japan . Nichols . James Michael . February 20, 2016 . . June 11, 2017.
  12. News: Interview: "Queer Japan" Filmmaker Graham Kolbeins . Aoki . Deb . March 7, 2016 . . June 11, 2017.
  13. Web site: "Queer Japan" Post-Production . . June 11, 2017.
  14. Web site: Rafa Esparza . grahamkolbeins.com . June 11, 2017 .
  15. Web site: Dorian Wood . grahamkolbeins.com . June 11, 2017.
  16. Web site: An interview with Beau Rice . Kay . Jean . February 25, 2015 . AQNB . June 11, 2017.
  17. News: Are You Going to Eat That? Pretty Little Liars Has Food Issues . Stewart . Dodai . June 10, 2013 . . June 11, 2017.
  18. News: 'Pretty Little Liars' Food Horror Video Reveals The Show's Eating Issues . Gray . Emma . June 11, 2013 . . June 11, 2017.
  19. Web site: The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame . Thorne . James . April 30, 2013 . Cool Hunting . June 11, 2017.
  20. Web site: Gengoroh Tagame's 'The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master Of Gay Erotic Manga’: Book Review . Greenwell . Garth . December 8, 2013 . Tower Road . June 11, 2017.
  21. Web site: 'The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga’ by Gengoroh Tagame . Cardamone . Tom . November 30, 2013 . . June 11, 2017.
  22. News: 'Massive: Gay Erotic Manga And The Men Who Make It,’ Chronicles Gay Japanese Manga . Nichols . James . February 2, 2015 . . June 11, 2017.
  23. Web site: 'Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It’ Edited by Graham Kolbeins, Anne Ishii, and Chip Kidd . Cardamone . Tom . January 13, 2015 . . June 11, 2017.
  24. News: Massive: An Interview With Comics Historian Graham Kolbeins . Cummins . Chris . February 2, 2015 . . June 11, 2017.
  25. Web site: 2015 Eisner Award Nominations Announced . Asselin . Janelle . April 22, 2015 . . June 11, 2017.
  26. Web site: What Is Obscenity? seeks to liberate the vagina through art activism . Saba . Oliver . May 13, 2016 . . June 11, 2017.
  27. News: What Is Obscenity? The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and Her Pussy . Kirby . Robert . April 28, 2016 . . June 11, 2017.
  28. News: L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Zadie Smith and Rep. John Lewis; Thomas McGuane will be honored . Schaub . Michael . February 22, 2017 . . June 11, 2017.

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