Mixed Signals: Artists Consider Masculinity in Sports demonstrates that the male athlete is a far more ambiguous, polyvalent figure in our collective cultural imagination than ever before. Using wit, sarcasm, and controversy, these artists challenge the cultural assumptions on innate gender. Instead, they emphasize the many ways masculinity is performed, coded, and socially constructed in the world of sports. The result is a collection of startling, unsettling, and ultimately revealing look at a prolific institution in our culture.
Essays by: Julia Bryan-Wilson, excerpt from an essay by Judith Butler
Featured artists: Matthew Barney, Mark Bradford, Marcelino Goncalves, Lyle Ashton Harris, Brian Jungen, Kurt Kauper, Shaun Leonardo, Kori Newkirk, Catherine Opie, Paul Pfeiffer, Marco Rios, Collier Schorr, Joe Sola, Sam Taylor-Wood, Hank Willis Thomas
Bedford, Christopher, Mixed Signals: Artists Consider Masculinity in Sports, Independent Curators International (ICI), New York, 2009. 72 pages, 58 color illustrations. 8 3/8 x 10 1/2 in., softcover. ISBN: 978-0-916365-81-3.
