Bruce Iberg, an undergraduate senior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago was recently selected to submit artwork for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s (“GLAAD”) annual art auction in New York City next month. GLAAD’s 9th Annual OutAuction celebrates the year’s top 100 artists.
Iberg was selected from a pool of 400 applicants to show among artists such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. The work will be auctioned off to benefit the organization’s efforts to prevent defamation of LGBT people in the media.
“My artwork speaks mainly about ideas of masculinity,” says Iberg, “I narrate the rituals and traditions that many men experience today.” Iberg’s screenprint titled Eta Kappa, depicts horseplay reminiscent of his experiences during his time in a social fraternity.
The event takes place Sunday, Nov. 21, in New York City.
For more information about GLAAD’s 9th Annual OutAuction, go to www.glaad.org/events/outauction.