This bold; globe-spanning survey is the first book to thoroughly explore the radical; long-standing interdependence between art and homosexuality. It draws examples from the full range of the Western tradition; including classical; Renaissance; and contemporary art; with special focus on the modern era. It was in the modern period; when arguments about homosexuality and the avant-garde were especially public; that our current conception of the artist and the homosexual began to take shape; and almost as quickly to overlap. Not a chronology of gay or lesbian artists; the book is a fascinating and sophisticated account of the ways two conspicuous identities have fundamentally informed one another. Art and Homosexuality discusses many of modernisms canonical figures--painters like Courbet; Picasso; and Pollock; writers like Whitman and Stein--and issues; such as the rise of abstraction; the avant-gardes relationship to its patrons and the political exploitation of art. It shows that many of the core ideas that define modernism are nearly indecipherable without an understanding of the paired identities of artist and homosexual. Illustrated with over 175 b/w and color images that range from high to popular culture and from Ancient Greece to contemporary America; Art and Homosexuality punctures the platitudes surrounding discussions of both aesthetics and sexual identity and takes our understanding of each in stimulating new directions.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I love this book!By sandra a favaI had never even heard of Naikan until recently when I watched Greggs Tricycle Retreat. I became immediately interested in learning more about self reflection; so I bought the book and am so glad I did! This book is written in such a clear; concise way that it made it very enjoyable to read. It really has helped me turn my attention inward. The exercises have also helped me to be more appreciative of all the things in my life from my toothbrush to my computer! And; as a results; I have developed a stronger sense of gratitude in my day to day life. I love this book and can see myself reading it over and over again in my life.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Small Book...Big MessageBy V RomeA great little book that can help you self-examine your life and the direction you need to go. When you are at a crossroad in your life; looking for the direction you need to pursue; this book can help. It points out areas that we need to be greatful and those we need to examine and maybe leave behind. Sometimes we dont make the conscience effort to reflect on decisions we or others have made...in order to grow and live a fullfilling life; we must examine what makes us responsible; productive and contributing adults in society. I think this book helps us do just that but it also helps us do it with decisive JOY16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Feel Grateful in Troubled TImesBy Donna R. SwansonDont be intimidated by the title of this book. Gregg Krech is a very practical American man; and he uses plain English and clear examples as he teaches his readers how to recognize the way they are supported every minute of every day by people; processes and products that they give nothing back to; not even thanks.Bridges; electric companies; air traffic controllers; the person in the next lane who does not suddenly veer into my lap... Without the efforts and self-control of similar people and processes I rarely notice; my own life would just fall apart!!So would yours!In a time of financial disruption like this; when markets and regulatory processes we mostly ignored have suddenly turned around and demanded our attention in painful and frustrating ways; you might find great comfort in learning to recognize how many OTHER things still operate to benefit and protect you. And you might feel much better if you learn how to appreciate and even deliberately participate in all this invisible kindness and responsibility that goes on; every single minute of our lives.Through well-written real-life stories and easy and effective exercises; Gregg Krechs book teaches you to feel better and behave better; and notice it happening.Wouldnt you like that; right now?Okay. Maybe not as much as your money doubling on the stock market. But maybe enough to smile tonight when you walk in the door. And wouldnt the people you live with be happy about that?
