G.B. Jones
- See also: the book of artwork by G.B. Jones published under the same name: G.B. Jones
G.B. Jones is an influential artist, filmmaker, and musician from Toronto. 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. Fifth Column is considered one of the seminal queercore bands which helped pave the way for that movement, along with the zine J.D.'s, which she founded and co-published with Bruce LaBruce. She is best 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 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, 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". She has also directed, and appears, in a number of films.
Films - Fifth Column, directed by John Porter (1985)
- The Troublemakers, directed by G.B. Jones (1990)
- No Skin Off My Ass, directed by Bruce LaBruce (1991)
- The Yo-Yo Gang, directed by G.B. Jones (1992)
- Cross Your Heart, directed by Suzy Richter (1993)
- She's Real, Worse Than Queer, directed by Lucy Thane (1997)
Printed Works - G.B. Jones, edited by Steve LaFreniere, Feature Publications, 1996
- Dangerous Drawings, edited by Andrea Juno, Juno Books, 1997, ISBN 0965104281
- What's Wrong? Explicit Graphic Interpretations Against Censorship, edited by Robin Fisher, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002, ISBN 1551521369
External Links - GBJones.com
- New work by G.B. Jones
- Dangerous Drawings interview with G.B. Jones
- Recent article on G.B. Jones
- Tom Girl series
- Short review of a recent art exhibition
- Article about What's Wrong?
- Detail from the drawing Subversive Literature
- Review of "Pink Steam" in SF, CA, USA
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