David O'Mullane
@baevido.bsky.social
Dr in Cruising, Queer Art/Theory and Spectral Politics
0.5 FTE Child of Prague Collector, 1 FTE Faggot
0.5 FTE Child of Prague Collector, 1 FTE Faggot
Dublin City University and the Irish Refugee Integration Network (IRIN) are offering a free programme addressing the social and health needs of LGBTQIA+ Asylum seekers and refugees. For registration, or any information on the course, applicants can contact me at David.omullane@dcu.ie.
October 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Dublin City University and the Irish Refugee Integration Network (IRIN) are offering a free programme addressing the social and health needs of LGBTQIA+ Asylum seekers and refugees. For registration, or any information on the course, applicants can contact me at David.omullane@dcu.ie.
"Cinema style porno videos" implies artistry, scale and characterisation. A true auteur.
March 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Cinema style porno videos" implies artistry, scale and characterisation. A true auteur.
Image from Thomas Roma’s photobook, In the Vale of Cashmere; a cruising ground in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park mainly frequented by Black and Latino men. G. Winston James wrote that for many men, the park was “a final destination” not “a way station to the greater gay world”.
February 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Image from Thomas Roma’s photobook, In the Vale of Cashmere; a cruising ground in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park mainly frequented by Black and Latino men. G. Winston James wrote that for many men, the park was “a final destination” not “a way station to the greater gay world”.
The plaques Ligon installed in public spaces looked like historical markers in tourist areas of the city but they were inscribed with ephemeral memory traces of cruising and desire.
February 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The plaques Ligon installed in public spaces looked like historical markers in tourist areas of the city but they were inscribed with ephemeral memory traces of cruising and desire.
Lest We Forget (1998) by Glenn Ligon. Series including cast aluminium or bronze plaques.
February 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lest We Forget (1998) by Glenn Ligon. Series including cast aluminium or bronze plaques.
I love this quote from Anohni.
atmos.earth/anohni-queer...
atmos.earth/anohni-queer...
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I love this quote from Anohni.
atmos.earth/anohni-queer...
atmos.earth/anohni-queer...
Numbers 1 (2015) by Dean Sameshima.
Acrylic on canvas.
Acrylic on canvas.
February 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Numbers 1 (2015) by Dean Sameshima.
Acrylic on canvas.
Acrylic on canvas.
Irish people: see you at the US embassy on Tuesday for the protest!
February 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Irish people: see you at the US embassy on Tuesday for the protest!
My favourite lecture to give each year
February 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
My favourite lecture to give each year
See you behind the bike-shed, bender.
Page from an 80s cruising magazine in Bishopsgate archive.
Page from an 80s cruising magazine in Bishopsgate archive.
February 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
See you behind the bike-shed, bender.
Page from an 80s cruising magazine in Bishopsgate archive.
Page from an 80s cruising magazine in Bishopsgate archive.
Self-Portrait, Cat Walk, Pier 46 (1979) by Leonard Fink
February 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Self-Portrait, Cat Walk, Pier 46 (1979) by Leonard Fink
Wave (Hudson and MeHow) 2018, from To Die Alive.
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Wave (Hudson and MeHow) 2018, from To Die Alive.
Jordan (2017) by Matthew Leifheit
February 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Jordan (2017) by Matthew Leifheit
Crucifixion (2020) by Matthew Leifheit
February 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Crucifixion (2020) by Matthew Leifheit
Matthew Leifheit spent five years on Fire Island capturing the beautiful images that make up his photobook To Die Alive.
Mike (2019)
Mike (2019)
February 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Matthew Leifheit spent five years on Fire Island capturing the beautiful images that make up his photobook To Die Alive.
Mike (2019)
Mike (2019)
Sunbathing on the Edge, Pier 52 (Matta-Clark’s Day’s End) by Shelley Seccombe, ca. 1977.
Contemporary archival digital print.
Contemporary archival digital print.
February 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Sunbathing on the Edge, Pier 52 (Matta-Clark’s Day’s End) by Shelley Seccombe, ca. 1977.
Contemporary archival digital print.
Contemporary archival digital print.
Advice pamphlet for cruisers facing arrest. From @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social queer archive.
February 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Advice pamphlet for cruisers facing arrest. From @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social queer archive.
Founded by Julie Tolentino and Jocelyn Taylor in 1990, the Clit Club was a recurring Friday night Dyke party in the Meatpacking District of downtown Manhattan.
February 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Founded by Julie Tolentino and Jocelyn Taylor in 1990, the Clit Club was a recurring Friday night Dyke party in the Meatpacking District of downtown Manhattan.
A still from Annette Kennerley's short film SEX LIES RELIGION (1993). It explores lesbian cruising in Abney Park cemetery, and features the filmmaker and a woman she met the night in the Clit Club.
February 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A still from Annette Kennerley's short film SEX LIES RELIGION (1993). It explores lesbian cruising in Abney Park cemetery, and features the filmmaker and a woman she met the night in the Clit Club.
Guillaume Dustan is probably my favourite cruisy sex writer. @daveydavis.bsky.social did a great piece on this trio of books here: idamage.substack.com/p/its-cruisi...
February 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Guillaume Dustan is probably my favourite cruisy sex writer. @daveydavis.bsky.social did a great piece on this trio of books here: idamage.substack.com/p/its-cruisi...
From the same series.
Link to artist site: www.marcmartin.paris?p=4457
Link to artist site: www.marcmartin.paris?p=4457
February 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
From the same series.
Link to artist site: www.marcmartin.paris?p=4457
Link to artist site: www.marcmartin.paris?p=4457
Photograph from Marc Martin's Cabine avec vue (Cabin with a view) colour photographic series.
Pigment inkjet print on baryta paper.
Pigment inkjet print on baryta paper.
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Photograph from Marc Martin's Cabine avec vue (Cabin with a view) colour photographic series.
Pigment inkjet print on baryta paper.
Pigment inkjet print on baryta paper.
Unearthing the Public Restrooms by Tom Burr (1994)
Eight silver gelatin prints
Eight silver gelatin prints
February 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Unearthing the Public Restrooms by Tom Burr (1994)
Eight silver gelatin prints
Eight silver gelatin prints
