Other Objects of Desire; Collectors and Collecting Queerly explores gay identities and identifications as they are communicated in and through art, and provides a critical approach to the study of collectors and collecting. From Jean de Berry to the internet addict, from Christina of Sweden to Andy Warhol, this collection of essays sets about questioning the terms and methodologies of gay or queer historical studies and the very nature and definition of collecting. Richly illustrated, scholarly and bold, this anthology respresents the work of both young and established Art Historians in trenchant, original and groundbreaking style.
About the Author
Michael Camille is Mary J. Block Professor of Art History at the University of Chicago.
Adrian Rifkin is Professor of Visual Culture and Media at Middlesex University.
The editors have both published widely in art history and visual culture, and have contributed significantly to current discourses in gay and queer theory and dialogues and debates about sexuality.
Features
Original, cross-period and interdisciplinary study of collecting from a gay perspective, theoretically rich and multiplicitous, appealing to audiences in historical, literary, gender and aesthetic studies.
