Experiments in Queer Mark Making (and their Antecedents)

Discarded wall vinyl becomes material for an experiment in queer semiotics inspired by ACT UP, Paul Chan, Louise Nevelson and protest signage (as well as a few much-needed witches) — Writer in Residence, Anton Stuebner

Paul Chan. Pentasophia (or Le bonheur de vivre dans la catastrophe du monde occidental), 2016. Nylon, metal, concrete, shoes, fans, various papers. 151 × 130 × 98 inches. Copyright of the artist and Greene Naftali.

Nathaniel Russell. Calling All Witches, 2016. Inkjet on paper. Approximately 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

Louise Nevelson. Cascade, 1964. Wood and paint. 100 1/2 x 109 x 17 1/2 inches. Collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), San Francisco, CA. © Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Silence = Death, 1987. Silence = Death Project. Poster, offset lithography, 29 x 24 inches.

Anton Stuebner. Untitled, 2017. Vinyl on board. 36 x 12 inches.