The House of Gay Art

In November 2014 Gengoroh Tagame joined MASSIVEs Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins on a pilgrimage to The House of Gay Art Tucked away in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Saitama Prefecture the private museum is one of Japans only institutions devoted to preserving gay art Its a labor of love run independently out of the home of the charming curator and novelist Masahiro Ogizaki The collection contains more than 150 original drawings paintings sculptures and photographs and an extensive archive of rare books and magazines