Within the line of research and commitment of the Jose de la Mano Gallery, Otros Hombres recovers the early work of Roberto Gonzalez Fernandez (RGF), one of the pioneers of queer art in Spain. Curated by David Trullo, the exhibition traces a journey from his beginnings in the 1970s to the mid-1980s, a period in which the artist dared to unambiguously represent affection and desire among men, in a country still marked by repression and censorship.

In times when homoeroticism was barely hinted at through symbols or mythological winks, RGF broke with tradition to show beauty, desire and intimacy between male bodies without disguise. Influenced by tenebrist chiaroscuro and expressionism, his style oscillated between the crudest realism and symbolism, adopting his own visual language that transformed the hidden into the visible.

Series such as Retratos Acrílicos, Parejas de beisbolistas, Historia Sagrada or El Amigo show an oeuvre that is, at the same time, classic and radically free. His technical mastery elevated homoerotic representation to the category of major art, anticipating the discourses of visibility and diversity that would arrive years later.

Otros Hombres is part of muestra-t, the cultural agenda of MADO Madrid Orgullo, a space that celebrates diversity through art and culture.