Introduction
CHAPTER 1. VARIETIES OF 'HOMOSEXUALITY'; VARIETIES OF 'ART' DT
INITIATORY HOMOSEXUALITY: THE 'SAMBIA' OF NEW GUINEA & ANCIENT
GREECE AND ROME DT GENDER-TRANSCENDENT HOMOSEXUALITY: POLYNESIA &
NORTH AMERICA DT PERFORMATIVE HOMOSEXUALITY: TOKUGAWA JAPAN
CHAPTER 2. BEFORE MODERNITY DT EARLY CHRISTIAN AND MEDIEVAL EUROPE
DT THE RENAISSANCE DT 17TH- AND 18TH-CENTURY EUROPE
CHAPTER 3. INVENTING THE MODERN: ART AND SEXUAL IDENTITY IN THE
LATE- NINETEENTH CENTURY DT IMAGERY AT MID-CENTURY DT INVENTING THE
AVANT-GARDE DT ARTISTS AT MID-CENTURY DT THE MODERN ARTIST AS
HOMOSEXUAL DT AESTHETES AND ART JOURNALS
CHAPTER 4. SECRETS AND SUBCULTURES, 1900-1940 DT ECHOES OF
AESTHETICISM DT AVANT-GARDE CONTINGENTS DT SEXUALITY AND RACE DT
STRATEGIES OF CODING: ABSTRACTION AND SYMBOLS DT THE LIMITS OF THE
AVANT-GARDE DT THE AVANT-GARDE AND THE OPEN SECRET DT THE OPEN
SECRET AND MASS CULTURE
CHAPTER 5. THE SHORT TRIUMPH OF THE MODERN: 1940-1965 DT EXPRESSION
AND REPRESSION IN POST-WAR ART DT POPULAR IMAGERY, POP ART, AND THE
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERNISM DT CAMP AND CRITICISM
CHAPTER 6. THE AVANT-GARDE AND ACTIVISM: 1965-1982 DT ART VS.
POLITICS DT FEMINISTS, LESBIANS, AND FEMALE SENSIBILITY DT IDENTITY
AND SENSIBILITY
CHAPTER 7. THE AIDS DECADE: 1982-1992 DT AIDS AND THE AVANT-GARDE
DT AIDS, ACTIVISM, AND VISUAL CULTURE DT HOMOPHOBIA AND VISUAL
CULTURE
CHAPTER 8. QUEER AND BEYOND DT QUEER DT FRAGMENTATION FROM WITHIN
DT PRESSURE FROM WITHOUT DT WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENCE: THE BLACK
MALE NUDE
BIBLIOGRAPHY & NOTES
Christopher Reed is Associate Professor of English and Visual Culture at Pennsylvania State University. His previous books include Not at Home: The Suppression of Domesticity in Modern Art and Architecture and Bloomsbury Rooms: Modernism, Subculture, and Domesticity, winner of a 2005 Historians of British Art prize.
"It's not the first book on the subject, but 'Art and
Homosexuality: A History of Ideas' is certainly among the
best."--Los Angeles Times Culture Monster blog
"Reed's book carries forward a long-overdue reckoning that began in
a very public and controversial way with the exhibition 'Hide/Seek'
at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery late last
year."--Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post
"Art and Homosexuality succeeds brilliantly at addressing the
profound question: Why have art and sexual variation been linked
for so long, across so many cultures, and in such disparate ways?
Reed's perceptive interpretations of artists and works build one
upon the next, offering a forceful argument while also weaving a
fascinating new social history."--James Saslow, author of Pictures
and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual
Arts
"Christopher Reed's groundbreaking and long overdue discussion of
the historically intertwined relationship of artistic and
homosexual identities is smart, intensively researched, beautifully
written and illustrated. His thoughtful interpretation of events
and superb visual analysis of individual artworks, make Art and
Homosexuality central to any discussion of contemporary art. An
excellent teaching resource, it belongs on every reading list and
in
every library."--Harmony Hammond, author of Lesbian Art in America:
A Contemporary History
"This is an extremely thorough and timely addition to the
literature on homosexuality and art. Wide-ranging and handsomely
illustrated, it is also appropriately controversial"--Simon Watney,
author of Imagine Hope: AIDS and Gay Identity
"Art and Homosexuality offers a brilliant and accessible account of
the complex links between art and sexuality. With case studies
drawn from societies around the world, attention to lesbian, as
well as gay, artists and audiences, and its demolishment of
longstanding orthodoxies, Art and Homosexuality is destined to
become the go-to book on this controversial topic."--Martin A.
Berger, author of Sight Unseen: Whiteness and American Visual
Culture
"Christopher Reed deftly synthesizes recent scholarship and
historical sources to demonstrate how art and sexual dissidence
productively intertwine. His vivid examples and elegant prose make
this study accessible without sacrificing complexity. Art and
Homosexuality requires (and equips) us to rethink what we think we
know about art history."--Tirza True Latimer, author of Women
Together/Women Apart: Portraits of Lesbian Paris
"Reed's arguments strike me as admirably lucid and ambitious and
they are well-illustrated by a variety of plates, many in color."
--Jon Lackman, The Art History Newsletter
"In this gorgeously illustrated work, Reed examines the long
standing link between sexual identity and art. From the ancient
world and the Renaissance to a thorough examination of modernism's
active exploration of sexuality, Reed will open up your eyes to
homosexuality's prevalence in the history of art." --Joseph Pedro,
Passport Magazine
"It is difficult to criticize this book because it truly is well
written and interesting. Art & Homosexuality will be a very
interesting read for anyone interested in the history of
homosexuality and art and for individuals interested in learning
more about prevalent societal attitudes concerning gender role
expectations, homosexuality, heterosexuality (and sexuality in
general) at different point of time throughout history."--Elin
Weiss,
Metapsychology Online Reviews
"Reed makes an important contribution to an understudied and
complex topic--the persistent linking of art and homosexuality over
time and across cultures.... Accessible writing and judiciously
chosen illustrations combine with scholarly methods to produce a
volume capable of serving multiple audiences, and useful as both a
reference source and a textbook. Highly recommended."--CHOICE
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