G.B. Jones

:See also: the book of artwork by G.B. Jones published under the same name: G.B. Jones

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G.B. Jones is an influential artist, filmmaker, and musician from Toronto.

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Artist - Filmmaker - Musician - Toronto

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She is well known for her appropriation and re-interpretation of the fetish art of Tom of Finland, through her series of 'Tom Girl' drawings. These drawings first came to public attention through the zine J.D.s. In 1996 a gallery in New York released a book of the drawings, and other artwork, entitled G.B. Jones, with commentaries by Kevin Killian, Dodie Bellamy and Dennis Cooper and others. Although widely available in the U.S. and Europe, copies were seized at the Canadian border and it was officially pronounced Banned In Canada.

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Fetish - Tom of Finland - Zine - J.D.s - 1996 - New York - G.B. Jones - Kevin Killian - Dodie Bellamy - Dennis Cooper - Banned - Canada

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Her work has been printed in a wide variety of media including fanzines, magazines, books, posters and on record covers. As well, her drawings have been shown in art galleries and museums throughout Europe, Canada and the United States.

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From the early eighties to the late nineties, she performed with the all-girl experimental post punk band Fifth Column, playing drums and guitar and was one of the original founders of the group. As a result of the song "The Fairview Mall Story" from the bands' first album To Sir With Hate, released in 1985, Fifth Column is considered one of the seminal queercore groups which helped pave the way for that movement, along with the zine J.D.s, which G.B. founded and co-published with Bruce LaBruce. Fifth Column went on to release two more albums; All-Time Queen of the World and the last, 36-C, containing their best known and most controversial song, "All Women Are Bitches".

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Experimental - Post punk - Fifth Column - 1985 - Queercore - Zine - J.D.s - Bruce LaBruce

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She has also directed, and appears, in a number of movies. Her own films have all been made on Super 8. The first, The Troublemakers, proved influential despite being rarely shown. Her best known work is The Yo-Yo Gang, a 30 minute 'exploitation' movie about girl gangs, that has gained 'cult film' status.

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Super 8 - The Troublemakers - The Yo-Yo Gang - Exploitation - Cult film

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