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What counts as queer art? New book expands the boundaries of identity and expression

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par Sarah Pucill, Reader, School of Arts, University of Westminster

Queer Art, by curators Mollie E. Barnes and Gemma Rolls-Bentley, isn’t afraid to ask questions: what queerness is, what queer art can be, and why queer art matters.

The book’s introduction states that “queer art is not a genre but a gesture; a refusal to be pinned down by fixed identity categories”. Queerness in art can appear both openly and subtly, often through coded, abstract or unconventional forms that challenge heteronormative expectations.

The opening chapter asks “why talk about queer art?”,…

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