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The Short Story of Queer Art

The Short Story of Queer Art A Pocket Guide to Key Movements, Works, Themes & Breakthroughs

Paperback (18 Sep 2025)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Short Story of Queer Art offers a fuller picture of the history of art - from the barriers broken and breakthroughs that queer artists have made, to the important contributions to key artistic movements, and the forgotten and obscured artists who are now being rediscovered and reassessed.

Simply constructed, the book explores over 40 key works and artists, from across the world and throughout art history, and links them to the most important movements, themes and breakthroughs. An eclectic range of art is featured, including Aubrey Beardsley's The Peacock Skirt, Frida Kahlo's Self-portrait with Cropped Hair, Cecil Beaton's Stephen Tennant in Costume as Prince Charming and Tamara de Lempicka's Autoportrait.

Accessible, concise and richly illustrated, the book reveals the connections between different periods, artists and styles, giving readers a thorough understanding and broad enjoyment of the full achievements that queer artists have made with genres that include Classical art, Art Nouveau, Pop art, Street art and Video installations.

About the Publisher

Laurence King Publishing

Established in London in 1991, Laurence King Publishing is now recognised as one of the world's leading publishers of books on the creative arts. Our books are acclaimed for their inventiveness, beautiful design and authoritative texts, as well as the care taken over their production. With approximately 40 staff members, we are based in Islington in London.

Book information

ISBN: 9781399618748
Publisher: Orion
Imprint: Laurence King Publishing
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: -1g
Height: 214mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 20mm