被偷走的酷儿

QUEER PLAGIARISM

酷儿正在“入侵”中国当代艺术吗？从1990年代中期至今,已经有不少看似酷儿的片段在挑战着成规和桎梏。然而,只消推敲,就不难发现实际上是艺术“入侵”了酷儿,或者说是“利用”了它。酷儿有着它招摇和边缘化的特质,无论其目的正义与否,有的艺术家正是借此受到了关注,甚至取得成功。而这一切或许要归功于层叠的社会关系和势力。

Is queer "invading" contemporary art in China? From the mid-1990s to the present,there are several daring examples of "queer" art that seem to challenge social and artistic conventions.A moment of scrutiny,however,reveals that it is actually art that has invaded queer—or,as the artists in question might prefer,has "utilized" it.As a result of misconstrued and overlapping social dimensions,queerness has brought them exposure and sometimes even success—justified or not.