Le Laocoon en icône queer et camp : Enjeux esthétiques, culturels, politiques

Abstract: The Laocoön group, a famous source of inspiration for modern artists and a crucial masterpiece for historians of art and philosophers, is also a popular figure in queer contemporary art and culture, both distorted and celebrated through camp performative devices. After remarks about 1. “queer gaze” and the complex relation of queer or LGBTQIA+ culture and politics to the dialectics of kitsch/camp and classical / contemporary / pop art, and 2. (not straight but) queer classics, using “anachronisme raisonné” (Loraux”) and “écart” (Dupont), this article focuses on case studies from the 2010’s: 1. The untold gay history of Vatican guided tour; the music video Falling, by the “queer cowboy” Drew Beckman. 2. Paintings by Richard Wallace (esp. Laocoön); photographic series of Danil Golovkin (Modern Heroes : Photographing Bodybuilders in the Digital Age), 3. Julien Servy (Collages : Photo vs. Statues) ; the design firm modern8 (for the 2017 Utah Pride Festival). 4. The indigenous Canadian .... https://thersites-journal.de/index.php/thr/article/view/133

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Französisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Le Laocoon en icône queer et camp ; volume:13 ; year:2021 ; Thersites ; 13 (2021)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Briand, Michel

Further information

• DOI: 10.34679/thersites.vol13.133
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023071214483372528782
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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