Sean DeLear (1965–2017) was a member of the “Silver Lake scene” of postpunk and powerpop artists and musicians living in Los Angeles's in the 1980s and 1990s.[1][2][3] They were the lead singer of the band Glue.[4]

Work

DeLear was a collaborator with performance-based artists such as Vaginal Davis, Brian Grillo, and Kembra Pfahler.[5] Later, DeLear was in the art collective Gelitin and performed as a solo cabaret artist in Sean DeLear on the Rocks.[6][7]

They were a cultural boundary breaker and transcended sexuality, race, age, genres, and scenes.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sean DeLear". MIT Press. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Weekly, L. A. (September 8, 2017). "R.I.P. Sean DeLear, the Fabulous Glue Front(wo)man Who Made L.A. Shine Brighter". LA Weekly. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Stegall, Tim (August 3, 2021). "Kid Congo Powers on his new EP and the LGBTQIA+ roots of punk". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "I Could Not Believe It". blackwells.co.uk. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Blanks, Tim (December 15, 2022). "Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles". Document Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds: Swing From the Sean DeLear". PopMatters. April 15, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ Trembley, Nicolas (March 4, 2008). "Nicolas Trembley on Gelitin at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris". www.artforum.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ Morrison, Rachael (May 16, 2014). "Sean DeLear | PARIS LA". Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Artist's Round Table: Legendary Figures On Generating Queer Counterculture". www.out.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.


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