About Face

Stonewall, Revolt, and New Queer Art

Jonathan D. Katz, with texts by Amelia Jones, Joshua Chambers-Letson, Dagmawi Woubshet, and others

A unique survey of 350 artworks by a global and diverse array of LGBTQ+ artists – many underrecognized and overlooked – from the last 50 years

Though the Stonewall Riots might now be shorthand for the start of the gay rights movement, so much of art and culture has been ‘queer’ since the beginning of time. In About Face, art historian and curator Jonathan D. Katz explores this concept head-on, curating a tapestry of works that connect historical threads and reveal how gender and sexual identity have been interwoven by artists contemporaneous to and since Stonewall. With more than 350 artworks by over 40 LGBTQ+ artists across nationalities and generations, and original texts by artists and scholars, About Fac e is as stunning as it is important.

Jonathan David Katz, PhD, is Associate Professor of Practice in the History of Art and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at The University of Pennsylvania. In 2019, Katz curated About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art at Wrightwood 659 Gallery in Chicago.

With texts by Julian Carter, Anthony Cianciolo, Amelia Jones, Ava L.H. Kim, Joshua ChambersLetson, Christopher Reed, Jacolby Satterwhite, and Dagmawi Woubshet.

Featuring more than 350 key artworks across all media by 40 artists including: Joan E. Biren, Rashayla Marie Brown in collaboration with Nick Cave, John Dugdale, Gilbert & George, Hervé Guibert, Harmony Hammond, Keith Haring, Peter Hujar, Attila Richard Lukacs, Harvey Milk, Carlos Motta, Zanele Muholi, Alice O’Malley, Gail Thacker, Del LaGrace Volcano, and Martin Wong

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About Face features a global roster of works by a diverse group of artists who are trans, female, male, and intersex, as well as African or of African descent, Indigenous, Asian, White, and Latinx, and mixed race

Published in partnership with Alphawood Foundation, About Face is the muchanticipated volume following the eponymous 2019 exhibition at Chicago’s Wrightwood 659