Everyday Joys in Twenty-First Century Queer American Painting - Ecstatic Ordinarinesses

Taken together, the chapters in this book outline a theory and a practice of painting ecstatic ordinarinesses in contemporary, diverse American queer life.

List of contents

Introduction: Encountering Ecstatic Ordinarinesses in Queer Art: An Introduction to Everyday Ecstasies 1. Gio Black Peter's Sublime Subway Maps: Reading the Routes of a Queer New York City, and Beyond 2. At Rest in Love and in Love with Rest: Everyday Intimacies in the Paintings of Doron Langberg 3. Salman Toor's Enrapturing Contacts: Communicating Joy and Sorrow through the Technologies of Everyday Interactions 4. Ecstatic Queer Nature: Flowers, Seeds, and Everyday Joys in the Painting of Jonathan Lyndon Chase Conclusion: João Gabriel's Ordinary Historical Ecstasy

About the author

David Deutsch is Professor and Chair in the Department of English at The University of Alabama.

Product details

• Authors: David Deutsch, David (University of Alabama Deutsch
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032508429
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3250842-9
• No. of pages: 138
• Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Art
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; History, Sociology, Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / American / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Humanities, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gay & Lesbian studies, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, The arts: general topics, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics