Police busts, porn cinemas and glory holes: the wild art of sexual outlaw Dean Sameshima

Busted for cruising in an LA toilet, he proudly turned his police documents into art. Now the Californian is bringing Being Along – his elegant hymn to anonymous hookups – to Venice and LondonVeer to your left in the main exhibition of the Venice Biennale and you’ll come across a painting bearing the words: “Anonymous Homosexual.” Round the corner, there’s a row of black-and-white pictures showing transfixed male viewers, seen from the back, watching a screen.