A queer little history of art / Alex Pilcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pilcher, Alex, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality and art--History--20th century.

Homosexuality and art.

Homosexuality and art--History--21st century.

Gay artists--History--20th century.

Gay artists.

Gay artists--History--21st century.

Homosexuality in art.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

[London] : Tate Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

This small but lavishly illustrated book showcases a selection of works which illustrate the breadth and depth of queer art from around the world. Exploring identity, eroticism, relationships, hidden desires, love and gender through drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and film, it tells the story of queer art from 1900 to the present, revealing how experiences have also been shaped by class and ethnicity, and how art itself has played a key role in changing attitudes and crystalising identities. From the deeply personal to the political or emotive, each work is beautifully reproduced with a short text explaining its wider social and cultural context, and what 'queer' means in different historic and contemporary contexts. Including works from a variety of artists - among them Egon Schiele, Duncan Grant, Romaine Brooks, Edward Burra, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, David Hockney, Diane Arbus, Francis Bacon, Bhupen Khakhar, Zanele Muholi, Allyson Mitchell and Tomoko Kashiki - all of whom found new freedom in radical ideas and new art forms, A Queer Little History of Art is a true celebration of over 100 years of queer art, as well as the LGBT community that has embraced it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 156) and index.

ISBN:

1849765030

9781849765039

OCLC:

962351660