Queere Moderne, 1900 bis 1950: Queer modernism, 1900 to 1950

Abstract

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

Contents

Prolog = Prologue -- Modernes Arkadien = Modern Arcadia -- Sapphische modernes = Sapphic modernism -- Surreale Welten -- Surreal worlds -- Queere Lesarten von Abstraktion = Queer readings of abstraction -- Queere Avantgarden und intime Netzwerke = Queer Avant-Gardes and intimate networks -- Queerer Widerstand seit 1933 = Queer resistance since 1933 -- Epilog = Epilogue.