Week 5- Art in Public Spaces,

QUEER THEORY AND CULTURAL PRACTICE INFORMED BY IT


Slide Presentation:

Looking at work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Barbara Kruger, Gran Fury, Act Up


Reading:

Douglas Crimp, Aids Demo Graphics (1991)

Judith Butler, "Imitation and Gender Insubordination" in Diane Fuss, ed.,

Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories (New York: Routledge, 1991)


Suggested Reading:

"Bad Object Choices, eds., How do I look?" Queer film and video

(Seattle: Bay Press, 1995)

Douglas Crimp, "The Boys in My Bedroom", in Abelove, The lesbian and

Gay Studies Reader


Video:

Gregg Bordowitz, "Fast Trip/ Long Drop" (1993)


group project

We address practical questions (cost, funding, eventually getting official

permits to put piece up, writing of press release).