Sean DeLear

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. "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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