Queer art : a freak theory ; Amanda Baggs, Pauline Boudry, Bob Flanagan, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Sharon Hayes, Zoe Leonard, Henrik Olesen, Jack Smith, Shinique Smith, Wu Ingrid Tsang, Ron Vawter

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. 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. Cover Queer Art 1 Contents 6 Preface 8 An introduction 16 Freak/y epistemology (prependix) 36 I. Radical drag 54 A a body/bundle (shinique smith) 54 B drag work (ron vawter) 58 C doubling embodiment/pain and pain (bob flanagan and sheree rose) 79 II. Transtemporal drag 94 A the chronopolitics of becoming salome 94 B speaking backwards (henrik olesen) 111 C the beauty of the form of time displayed (jack smith) 119 III. Abstract drag 132 A an activity in absence (zoe leonard) 132 B the topography of desire (felix gonzalez-torres) 137 C respeaking (sharon hayes) 146 An end 156 Appendix (methodology) 162 Literature 174 List of illustrations 180 Visual Arts,Queer,Performance,Video,Photography,Drag,Chronopolitics,Gender,Arts,Queer Theory,Theory of Art,Visual Studies,Cultural Studies Review text:" 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)" 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)" Empfehlung!"Bettina Zehetner, www.frauenberatenfrauen.at, 4 (2012) Besprochen in: Auto, 22/9 (2012) 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 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. The book combines art theoretical debates 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. Biographical note: Renate Lorenz (PhD) works as an artist and as an independent author, mostly in the fields of queer, gender, and art theory. She is professor of art and research at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna Proposes several new categories for consideration: the freak (a deviant being that resists the concept of a norm to deviate from), radical drag, transtemporal drag, and abstract drag