Queer Art History – Methods and Terms

This one-day workshop, organized in conjunction with the exhibition The First Homosexuals: The Birth of New Identities 1869–1939 at the Kunstmuseum Basel, engages with the methods and terms of queer art history. Curator Jonathan D. Katz and associate curator Johnny Willis will share insights into the exhibition’s conceptual framework and the research process behind this scholarly exhibition and publication project. A central aim of the workshop is to explore what queer methodologies can contribute to art historical inquiry, while also critically addressing unresolved questions and reflecting on the project’s limitations and omissions. The morning session, held at the museum, will consist of a joint walkthrough of the exhibition and discussion of selected works. The afternoon session, hosted at eikones, will focus on lesbian and trans artists, as well as the question of colonialism. It will further develop questions of methodology and terminology through a discussion of readings circulated in advance.

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