This event marks the UK launch of Crossings: Creative Ecologies of Cruising, a new book by artist Liz Rosenfeld and academic João Florêncio.
The term 'cruising' was used in the parks and streets of New York City as early as the 1920s, but historical records show the practice is much older. Cruising has existed for as long as anyone outside the dominant sex and gender systems has sought sexual encounters outside sanctioned norms. Crossings is a creative dialogue in which the pair reminisce about and think with their cruising experiences.
This evening continues the conversation published in Crossings. Rosenfeld and Florêncio will reflect on the exploitation of queer bodies and the threat of visibility and respectability politics to queer legacy and community. The evening will include short film screenings, select readings from Crossings and conversation.
Copies of Crossings: Creative Ecologies of Cruising will be available for sale and signing.
This event has been provided by Tate Gallery on behalf of Tate Enterprises Ltd.
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