PRECIADO, Paul B. (ed.)
Lorenza Böttner. Requiem für die Norm / Requiem for the Norm / Rèquiem per la norm

Lorenza Böttner: Requiem for the Norm is the first comprehensive publication on the work of artist Lorenza Böttner (1959–1994). It is based on the exhibition of the same name, which was co-produced by the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart and La Virreina Centre de la Imatge in Barcelona (2018–2019). Böttner painted with her feet and mouth and used photography, drawing, dance, installation, and performance as artistic tools. Her work is a celebration of life and sets itself against the processes that seek to desubjectify, desexualize, lock up, and “disappear” bodies that are transgender or function differently. The curator of the exhibition and editor of the catalogue, Paul B. Preciado, ponders Böttner’s life and work at length in two essays, in which he also reflects on his personal encounters with her. In addition to this, the book brings together different voices discussing the aesthetic and political power of her art. [publisher's note]

Languages: Spanish, English, German

Published by Spector Books, 2024
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