Queer Modernism 1900-1950

Sobre el libro Queer Modernism 1900-1950 de publicado por Hirmer Verlag Munchen al 2025:

Desire, eroticism, playing with gender – these qualities in the works of queer artists are notqualities in the works of queer artists are not regarded here as external to the creative process,regarded here as external to the creative process, but rather as foundational. By approaching the artbut rather as foundational. By approaching the art through a perspective of queer aesthetics, the aimthrough a perspective of queer aesthetics, the aim is to discover the visual worlds of hitherto little-is to discover the visual worlds of hitherto little- known figures of international modernism, fromknown figures of international modernism, from Eastern and Western Europe and from North andEastern and Western Europe and from North and South America.South America. Experimenting with alternative lifestyles is reflectedExperimenting with alternative lifestyles is reflected in new visual languages, perspectives and a differ-in new visual languages, perspectives and a differ- ent aesthetic. “Modern utopias of abolishing theent aesthetic. “Modern utopias of abolishing the gender binary,” “Queer avant-gardes” and “Thegender binary,” “Queer avant-gardes” and “The potential in queer readings of abstraction” are onlypotential in queer readings of abstraction” are only some of the compelling topics presented in thissome of the compelling topics presented in this volume, which also recounts the history of queervolume, which also recounts the history of queer lives during war, persecution and resistance.lives during war, persecution and resistance.