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Queer(ing) Art, Curation and Collaboration
  • ISSN: 2042-793X
  • E-ISSN: 2042-7948

Abstract

In this article, I analyse Nicolas Bourriaud’s and some early critical responses, primarily from art historian Claire Bishop, from two perspectives: firstly, positing care as an alternative mode of assessment for relational work; and secondly, from the queer perspective, exploring the radical implications of the little-discussed queer roots of Bourriaud’s theory, the work of Cuban–American artist Félix González-Torres. From this analysis and a reflection on my personal experience of a relational artwork, I develop a theory of care as relational queer praxis and consider some of its possibilities for the design of contemporary art exhibitions and space.

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2024-11-19
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