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The Boy Is Beautiful (@theboyisbeautiful) - Collective Profile | London, GB Magazine. Queer Magazine of Mythical Proportions with a kink for history and beauty 🏺 Follow @theboyisbeautiful on Instagram. Recent posts: a man with stubble and red-rimmed glasses is about to eat a bunch of green grapes held by another person's hand. the grapes are dangling in front of his open mouth., a crowd of people gather at night in front of a building with a neon circle sign and a small statue on a ledge., a close-up shot of a man's bare, hairy chest with two torn fragments of pottery, resembling ancient ostrakons, placed over his nipples. the fragments have orange borders and black text inscribed on them., a collage of torn black paper with text on an orange background. the torn pieces are arranged in a vertical, overlapping pattern, creating a textured and abstract composition., a woman holds a book titled "the boy beautiful" in front of her face, looking directly at the camera. she is wearing striped pants and headphones around her neck, with a bandaged wrist., a rustic still life arrangement features a bounty of fresh fruit, including watermelons, peaches, cherries, and bunches of green and red grapes, artfully displayed in a large basin., an orange fabric with a black graphic print is held up against a rocky background. the fabric is draped and appears to be a piece of art inspired by ancient sculpture., a shirtless man with muscular arms flexes in front of a collection of classical statues and draped fabric. he wears a red skirt and black boots, and poses with a camera on a tripod., a man with a beard and a black baseball cap smiles as he looks to the side. the background is a solid orange color, and text overlays the image advertising a launch party for 'the boy is beautiful #5 heterotopias'., a man with a mustache sits on a rock formation, looking off to the side. he is wearing denim shorts and is shirtless., a close-up, sepia-toned photograph focuses on the shoulder and curly hair of a classical marble statue. in the background, a smaller statue of a man in a toga is visible against a stone building., a man in white calvin klein underwear holds a cup of coffee over his lap. a book titled 'the boy is beautiful' is on the table next to him., a red neon sign spelling out the word "escape" is mounted against a dark background. the sign is designed to look like two vintage suitcases connected by chains, with the word "escape" illuminated in bright red neon letters., a surreal art installation featuring large, segmented robotic-like figures and theatrical lighting. the installation is set within a dark, industrial space with glowing accents and a central framed artwork., a black and white photo shows a slice of dark chocolate cake on a white plate next to a magazine clipping of a man with a mustache. the magazine clipping features a sun graphic and text that reads 'john thomas in hydra'., .
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The Boy Is Beautiful @theboyisbeautiful

Queer Magazine of Mythical Proportions with a kink for history and beauty 🏺
We have the most delicious crowd 🍇🫦🏺
A crowd of people gather at night in front of a building with a neon circle sign and a small statue on a ledge.
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A close-up shot of a man's bare, hairy chest with two torn fragments of pottery, resembling ancient ostrakons, placed over his nipples. The fragments have orange borders and black text inscribed on them.
The physical invite to our Anafi event was 🔥 Resembling an ostrakon – a fragment of pottery used in ancient Athens to vote for a citizen’s exile by inscribing their name on it – it foregrounds Anafi’s own history as a place of political exile. During periods of political repression in 20th-century Greece, the island became a place of forced isolation for political dissidents. Our ostrakon turns that history on its head: a reminder of the privilege we have as queer people today to choose Anafi as our own place of exile, not for punishment, but for rest, pleasure, hedonism and each other.
A collage of torn black paper with text on an orange background. The torn pieces are arranged in a vertical, overlapping pattern, creating a textured and abstract composition.
ANAFI 🏺 SAT 08.08 • 7–11 PM Join us for the launch party of Issue #5 at Arsenale Anafi (at the port) featuring René Habermacher and legendary drag performer A MAN TO PET. Wine, grapes, vibes and the cutest queers in town 🫦
A woman holds a book titled "The Boy Beautiful" in front of her face, looking directly at the camera. She is wearing striped pants and headphones around her neck, with a bandaged wrist.
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A rustic still life arrangement features a bounty of fresh fruit, including watermelons, peaches, cherries, and bunches of green and red grapes, artfully displayed in a large basin.
Dionysian pleasures…
An orange fabric with a black graphic print is held up against a rocky background. The fabric is draped and appears to be a piece of art inspired by ancient sculpture.
Object No.2 The Boy Is Beautiful × Intellectual Leisure Carving the folds, fractures and shadows of draped ancient sculpture back onto cloth. Erected in Greece using locally grown cotton and hand screen printed in Athens by Tind Launches July 18th, online and in select stores. Limited run.
A shirtless man with muscular arms flexes in front of a collection of classical statues and draped fabric. He wears a red skirt and black boots, and poses with a camera on a tripod.
Part image-maker, part mythographer, part queer ethnographer, René Habermacher has spent decades cruising through fashion, folklore and the underground with herculean appetite. What you will encounter in the glossy pages of Issue 5 is not his biography, but a map of becoming – of how a fairy raised on books on mythology became an artist of encounters, ruins, rituals, and impossible worlds.
Photo by theboyisbeautiful
Just in time for London Pride, a smalltown boy has taken over a big town bookshop 📚 Join us today, Thursday 2 July, 6–8 PM at Tenderbooks, Covent Garden, for the launch of Issue #5, Heterotopias and let’s line Cecil Court with fabulous queers 🥂🪩🫂 Gorgeous photography by James Duhan 💕 #TheBoyIsBeautiful #Party #London #LondonPride
Join us on Thursday 2 July, between 6–8 PM at Tenderbooks, for the launch of Issue #5 of @theboyisbeautiful, HETEROTOPIAS 🔥🏛️. The evening will feature author Prishita Eloise Maheshwari-Aplin 🥀 (Roses for Hedone) who will present an excerpt from Beyond the Kama Sutra, exploring contemporary kink culture in India 🫦, followed by reciting of original poetry from the new issue, by Troy Cabinda, Leo Boix and Piero Toto, curated by poet Kostya Tsolakis. Free entry, free 🥂, free 🫂 Thursday 2 July 6–8 PM Tenderbooks 6 Cecil Court WC2N 4HE, London
A new boy washes ashore. 🌊 Full short-film of Alexandros by Dario Laureano for Issue #5, HETEROTOPIAS, drops 5 July. Filmed in Mykonos
“A prison cell, a dance floor, a ship’s deck – every place can become a kingdom.” — Jean Genet Issue #5, HETEROTOPIAS, drops June 30. Watch this space… Cover photography by Spyros Rennt
While in Venice… catch the boys cruising at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani! Happy Pride queers! 📸 @theboyisbeautiful
A man in white Calvin Klein underwear holds a cup of coffee over his lap. A book titled 'The Boy is Beautiful' is on the table next to him.
Breakfast is served @diogo.rosa 🔥
A red neon sign spelling out the word "ESCAPE" is mounted against a dark background. The sign is designed to look like two vintage suitcases connected by chains, with the word "ESCAPE" illuminated in bright red neon letters.
The installation is set in direct conversation with the site’s history and all of its prior occupants, as a satirical historiography of Greece’s export of national aspirations.
A surreal art installation featuring large, segmented robotic-like figures and theatrical lighting. The installation is set within a dark, industrial space with glowing accents and a central framed artwork.
🚨🏛️ Count on Andreas Angelidakis (curated by George Bekirakis) to turn the Greek pavilion at the 61st Biennale di Venezia into a drag queen named GRECIA.
A black and white photo shows a slice of dark chocolate cake on a white plate next to a magazine clipping of a man with a mustache. The magazine clipping features a sun graphic and text that reads 'John Thomas in Hydra'.
John Thomas in Hydra paired with the most divine orange cake under the sun 🌞
A black and white photo shows a hand holding a white ceramic pot adorned with what appears to be clay-covered underwear. A bottle of beer and two smaller ceramic pieces are also visible on a wooden surface.
Will and John made special edition ceramics for the night adorned with John’s clay-drenched underwear 💕
A man with short hair and a beard reads a magazine titled "The Boy" while wearing a pearl necklace and a dark top. The image has a vintage, black and white aesthetic.
A beautiful evening spent with John Thomas sharing moments of his travel through Greece via Issue #4, while feasting on the most gorgeous Greek re-imagined classics by chef and ceramicist Will Martin.
It’s Greek Easter Sunday and we think this red egg smashing duel tradition is more queer coded than people think 😏🥚🐇
Photo by theboyisbeautiful
Our new limited edition tote is here to carry all of your smutty bearings around town, nudist beaches and cruising grounds. Make it yours while you can. 🥵 Background Artwork: Andy Warhol’s Torso Series 🔥
A drag queen with large, metallic wings and a blonde wig poses dramatically under a red light. The performer wears an orange top and appears to be in a nightlife setting.
East London legendary icon A Man To Pet was there too 🫦
Two men are sharing a bunch of green grapes, with one man feeding the other. The caption suggests a playful and romantic interaction at a party.
Our Anafi launch party had it all – but mainly boys feasting on grapes… and each other 🍇🏺
A collage of torn black and orange paper pieces, layered to form a rough shape. Text is handwritten in white on the pieces, announcing an art launch party with a drag performer and wine.
ANAFI 🏺 SAT 08.08 • 7–11 PM Join us for the launch party of Issue #5 at Arsenale Anafi (at the port) featuring René Habermacher and legendary drag performer A MAN TO PET. Wine, grapes, vibes and the cutest queers in town 🫦
A still life composition featuring lush green plants and two glasses on a tray, bathed in warm, dramatic lighting that casts long shadows on a textured wall.
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What happens in Tinos stays in Tinos
A man with a mustache and dark curly hair is holding a bunch of grapes to his mouth. He is wearing a colorful tank top and has visible armpit hair and piercings.
Tinos launch was 🫦🔥🍇
A black and white, high-contrast image of a person in a flowing, draped dress standing in a rocky, outdoor landscape. The person's face is obscured by bright light, and their arms are outstretched.
Object No.1 The Boy Is Beautiful × Intellectual Leisure Carving the folds, fractures and shadows of draped ancient sculpture back onto cloth. Erected in Greece using locally grown cotton and hand screen printed in Athens by Tind Launches July 18th, online and in select stores. Limited run.
A black and white photograph features a statue of a draped figure, possibly a Greek god or goddess, with the name 'THNOS' written above it in Greek letters. The statue is positioned in front of a textured wall, with clothing draped over its arms, sug
Tinos, we are in you. Join us for a Dionysian launch party of mythical proportions to celebrate the release of our capsule collection with Intellectual Leisure, at Cantina Analogue. 18.07 9pm
A stack of magazines titled "THE BOY IS BEAUTIFUL" are laid out in a repeating pattern. The cover features a stylized illustration of a male figure in a classical pose, reminiscent of a sculpture.
Issue #5, HETEROTOPIAS, is out now! 🏺🏛️
Photo by theboyisbeautiful
Capturing you, holding you, teasing you, calling you, and sometimes straight-up dominating you. 🥵🔥 We are celebrating five issues and (almost) FIVE YEARS 🎉 of our queer orange daemon by taking a look back at the backs that seduced, provoked, and beckoned you in.
Join us for the LONDON launch of Issue #5, HETEROTOPIAS, on Thursday 02 July 🫦🏺 HETEROTOPIAS journeys through the queer spaces we build to survive, seduce, worship, disappear, and become. Bursting at the seams across a whopping 228 pages, the issue drifts through orgiastic rituals, architectural fantasies, nudist beaches, activist networks, dark rooms, drag stages, poetry, cruising grounds, cyberspace and sun-drenched islands. Thursday 02 July (London Pride Week) 6–8 PM Tenderbooks 6 Cecil Court WC2N 4HE, London Free entry, free 🥂, free 🫂
Remembering the brilliant David Hockney through his intimate illustrations of C.P. Cavafy’s poetry. 🖤 Like so many of us, Hockney found a companion in Cavafy. Enchanted by the Alexandrian poet’s tender accounts of love between men, in 1966, he transformed fourteen poems into a series of drawings that remain among the most beautiful visual tributes to queer longing ever made.
A bookshelf is filled with various books and magazines. The top shelf displays a few select titles, including one with a botanical illustration and another titled 'The Boy'. The lower shelf is packed with a diverse collection of books, with smaller p
The boy is now available at Bruno in Venice. Grab our latest issue featuring an interview with this year’s Biennale sweetheart Andreas Angelidakis, representing Greece at its national Pavillion in the Giardini.
A close-up shot of a stone sculpture with chains wrapped around its limbs. The sculpture has a rough, textured surface and appears to be part of a larger art installation.
‘Escape Room’ is on view between 9 May – 22 November at the Greek Pavilion, Giardini, Venice Revisit our interview with Andreas Angelidakis in Issue #4 of @theboyisbeautiful 📸 Photography by Ivan Erofeev
An abstract art installation features a large, dark, sculptural form under a pink neon archway. The piece is illuminated by purple and pink lights, creating a dramatic and somewhat unsettling atmosphere.
Snatched in platonic dungeon drag, the installation is amalgamating together notions of Greece’s philosophical roots and timeless corruption, police brutality – including the murder of Zak Kostopoulos (aka Zackie Oh) – surveillance and the construct of national identity.
Summer is almost here, which can only mean one thing… 🥵 New issue cumming soon!🔥
A man stands in front of a wall displaying photographs and ceramic art. He is wearing a stylish, modern outfit and points to his temple, looking directly at the camera. A projected image of someone working with clay is visible on the wall behind him.
The night also featured beautiful photographs of John in the ceramics studio by @charlesmoriarty
Two men are standing and talking in a well-lit room. The man on the left has a beard and is wearing a white t-shirt. The man on the right is wearing a black and white garment.
Will and John 🍽️🏺
John Thomas 🥺 Read his Memoirs of Greece piece in our latest issue…
The Boy Is Mounaros. Stavros in our cunty cap 👅
A festival favourite, the film received multiple awards and international acclaim, with Mina Orfanou winning Best Actress at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards for her performance.
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