A queer little history of art / Alex Pilcher.
Publisher: London : Tate Publishing, 2017Description: 160 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 18 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 43533ISBN: 9781849765039 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Homosexuality and art -- History -- 20th century | Homosexuality and art -- History -- 21st century | Gay artists -- History -- 20th century | Gay artists -- History -- 21st century | Homosexuality in art | Art and Design | Gay/Lesbian InterestDDC classification: 306.766 PIL LOC classification: NX180.H6Summary: The last century has seen a dramatic shift in gender and sexual identities for both men and women, reflected in a period of artistic experimentation as artists have sought to challenge social conventions and push the boundaries of what has been deemed acceptable. The result is a wealth of deeply emotive and powerful art intended to express a range of desires and experiences but also to question, criticise and provoke dialogue. This small but lavishly illustrated book showcases a selection of works which illustrate the breadth and depth of queer art from around the world.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A celebration of over 100 years of queer creativity, featuring 70 outstanding works of drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and installation.
Over the last century, many artists have made works that challenge dominant models of gender and sexuality. The results can be sexy or serious, satirical or tender, discreetly coded or defiantly outspoken. This beautiful book illustrates the wide variety of queer art from around the world - exploring bodies and identity, love and desire, prejudice and protest through drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and installation.
70 outstanding works - from 1900 to the present - reveal how queer experiences have differed across time and place, and how art has been part of a story of changing attitudes and emerging identities. Featuring works by, among others, Egon Schiele, Duncan Grant, Claude Cahun, Hannah Hoch, Frida Kahlo, David Hockney, Glenn Ligon, Zanele Muholi, Allyson Mitchell and Tomoko Kashiki - all of whom subverted the norms of their day via bold, new forms of expression, A Queer Little History of Art is a celebration of over 100 years of queer creativity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The last century has seen a dramatic shift in gender and sexual identities for both men and women, reflected in a period of artistic experimentation as artists have sought to challenge social conventions and push the boundaries of what has been deemed acceptable. The result is a wealth of deeply emotive and powerful art intended to express a range of desires and experiences but also to question, criticise and provoke dialogue. This small but lavishly illustrated book showcases a selection of works which illustrate the breadth and depth of queer art from around the world.
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