Queer Art: A Freak Theory

Author:   Renate Lorenz
Publisher:   Transcript Verlag
Volume:   2
ISBN:  

9783837616859


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   01 March 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Queer Art: A Freak Theory


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A queer theory of visual art - based on extensive readings of art works Queer Art traces the question of how strategies of denormalization initiated by visual arts can be continued through writing. In the book's three chapters art theoretical debates are combined with queer theory, post-colonial theory, and (dis-)ability studies, proposing the three terms radical drag, transtemporal drag, and abstract drag. The works discussed include those by Zoe Leonard, Shinique Smith, Jack Smith, Wu Ingrid Tsang, Ron Vawter, Bob Flanagan, Henrik Olesen, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Sharon Hayes, and Pauline Boudry/Renate Lorenz.

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Author:   Renate Lorenz
Publisher:   Transcript Verlag
Imprint:   Transcript Verlag
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 1.40cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.30cm
Weight:   0.992kg
ISBN:  

9783837616859


ISBN 10:   3837616851
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   01 March 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.
Language:   English

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An exciting read for those invested in queer theory and gender studies as well as for those with an interest in the fine arts and performance art. Gloria Hoeckner, fiber [German magazine for feminist and pop-cultural issues, appears twice a year], 21 (2012) A very complex book that manages to be comprehensive - and infectious at the same time. Persson Perry Baumgartinger, Stimme [quarterly magazine published by the Austrian 'Initiative Minderheiten' ('Initiative Minorities')], 85 (2012) Renate Lorenz focuses on a description of the appearance of the 'freak' as a cultural practice that not only offers alternatives to conventional relations of social power through interventions and images but also constitutes more than a simple critique or subversion of social norms. What is special about her work is that her theory links poststructuralist approaches with typical elements of the freak show [...] and thereby generates innovative intersections that go beyond what has been so far characteristic of the queer. Lorenz thus adds new aspects to the academic field. Silke Foerschler, sehepunkte [German monthly Open Access review journal for historiography and art studies], 13 (2013)


Reviewed in: Auto, 22/9 (2012) fiber, 21 (2012), Gloria Höckner IASL online, 28.10.2015, Josch Hoenes »Empfehlung!« * Bettina Zehetner, www.frauenberatenfrauen.at, 4 (2012) * »Renate Lorenz geht es darum, das Auftreten des ›Freaks‹ als eine kulturelle Praxis zu beschreiben, die über Interventionen und Bilder Alternativen zu herkömmlichen sozialen Machtbeziehungen bietet und über eine einfache Kritik oder Subversion sozialer Normen hinausgeht. Das Besondere ist, dass diese Theorie poststrukturalistische Ansätze mit den typischen Elementen der Freak-Show [...] verbindet und hieraus innovative Schnittstellen generiert, die über bisher Charakteristisches für Queer hinausgehen und dem Feld neue Aspekte hinzufügen.« * Silke Förschler, sehepunkte, 13 (2013) * »Das Buch nimmt eine inspirierende Perspektivverschiebung vor, indem es den Blick auf die transformierende Macht von Begehrens-Beziehungen richtet, in denen alternative Vorstellungen und Erlebensweisen von Körpern und Beziehungen möglich werden. Die Stärke liegt in den überzeugenden Lesarten der künstlerischen Arbeiten, die Bedeutung und Gewichtigkeit von Fantasie, Sexualität und Imagination aufzeigen.« * Josch Hoenes, IASL online, 28.10.2015 * »Spannend für alle, die sich schon öfter mit Queer Theory und Gender Studies auseinandergesetzt haben oder aber auch für Kunst- und Performance-Interessierte.« * Gloria Höckner, fiber, 21 (2012) * »Ein sehr komplexes Buch, das es schafft, verständlich zu sein – und selber ansteckend zu wirken.« * Persson Perry Baumgartinger, Stimme, 85 (2012) * ""A very complex book that manages to be comprehensive - and infectious at the same time."" * Persson Perry Baumgartinger, Stimme [quarterly magazine published by the_Austrian U+0027Initiative M * ""Renate Lorenz focuses on a description of the appearance of the ›freak‹ as a cultural practice that not only offers alternatives to conventional relations of social power through interventions and images but also constitutes more than a simple critique or subversion of social norms. What is special about her work is that her theory links poststructuralist approaches with typical elements of the freak show [...] and thereby generates innovative intersections that go beyond what has been so far characteristic of the queer. Lorenz thus adds new aspects to the academic field."" * Silke Förschler, sehepunkte [German monthly Open Access review_journal for historiography and art s * ""An exciting read for those invested in queer theory and gender studies as well as for those with an interest in the fine arts and performance art."" * Gloria Höckner, fiber [German magazine for feminist and_pop-cultural issues, appears twice a year], *


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Renate Lorenz arbeitet als Autorin und Künstlerin. Sie lehrt Queer- und Gendertheorie sowie Gegenwartskunst und ist Professor an der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien.

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