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Queer British Art
Clare (Ed) Barlow
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In 1967, sex between consenting men in England and Wales was finally decriminalised - an entire century after the death penalty was abolished for sodomy in Britain in 1861. Between these legal landmarks lies a century of seismic shifts in gender and sexuality which found expression across the arts as artists, collectors and consumers explored transgressive identities, experiences and perspectives. Some of the resulting artworks were intensely personal, celebrating lovers or expressing private desires. Others addressed a wider public, helping to forge a sense of community at a time when the modern categories of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender were ... Read more
In 1967, sex between consenting men in England and Wales was finally decriminalised - an entire century after the death penalty was abolished for sodomy in Britain in 1861. Between these legal landmarks lies a century of seismic shifts in gender and sexuality which found expression across the arts as artists, collectors and consumers explored transgressive identities, experiences and perspectives. Some of the resulting artworks were intensely personal, celebrating lovers or expressing private desires. Others addressed a wider public, helping to forge a sense of community at a time when the modern categories of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849764520
SKU
V9781849764520
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Ref
99-22
About Clare (Ed) Barlow
Clare Barlow is Curator, Tate Britain.
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