The Sexual Perspective: Homosexuality and Art in the Last 100 Years in the West
First published in 1986 to wide critical acclaim, The Sexual Perspective broke new ground by bringing together and discussing the painting, sculpture and photography of artists who were gay/lesbian/queer/bisexual. The lavishly illustrated new edition discusses the greater lesbian visibility within the visual arts and artist's responses to the AIDS epidemic. Emmanuel Cooper places the art in its artistic, social and legal contexts, making it a vital contribution to current debates about art,...
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First published in 1986 to wide critical accalaim, The Sexual Perspective broke new ground by bringing together and discussing the painting, sculpture and photography of artist who were lesbian/gay/queer/bisexual. The lavishingly and seductively illustrated new edition examines the increased lesbian visibility within the visual arts as well as artists' responses to the AIDS epidemic. Emmanuel Cooper places the art in its artistic, social and legal contexts, making it an impressively vital contribution to current debates about art, gender, identity and sexuality.
IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionIntroduction to Second Edition1The Mirror of the Soul12Free from the Itch of Desire243Genius has no Sex444Sexual Aesthetes635The Soul Identified with the Flesh866The Sexual Code1127Breaking Out: Private Faces in Public Places1348The New Woman1569The Divided Subject18310Veiling the Image21011Lesbians Who Make Art23812There I Am26613Shouting and Singing304Notes342Biographies and General Reference361Index363
