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I am not a lady

Non Sono Una Signora (I Am Not a Lady) reinterpretates Loredana Bertè’s iconic 1982 anthem of defiance through a quiet, introspective gesture. Rendered in charcoal on paper at 110 × 75 cm, the work transforms the male body into a landscape of light and shadow—fluid, ambiguous, and intentionally unclassifiable.

Rather than depicting identity directly, Giannoulis constructs a topography of curves and voids, where form becomes metaphor. The title anchors the piece within a lineage of queer resistance: an assertion of selfhood that exists outside prescribed norms. This drawing stands as a dual proclamation—one of poetic concealment and one of deliberate disobedience—affirming queerness as both intimate terrain and radical performance.

SKU: 4467970 Categories:Desire, Fluidity, History, Identity, Intimacy Tags:Expression, Freedom

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Non Sono Una Signora (I Am Not a Lady) reinterpretates Loredana Bertè’s iconic 1982 anthem of defiance through a quiet, introspective gesture. Rendered in charcoal on paper at 110 × 75 cm, the work transforms the male body into a landscape of light and shadow—fluid, ambiguous, and intentionally unclassifiable.

Rather than depicting identity directly, Giannoulis constructs a topography of curves and voids, where form becomes metaphor. The title anchors the piece within a lineage of queer resistance: an assertion of selfhood that exists outside prescribed norms. This drawing stands as a dual proclamation—one of poetic concealment and one of deliberate disobedience—affirming queerness as both intimate terrain and radical performance.
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