Body Language

The Queer Staged Photographs of George Platt Lynes and PaJaMa

By: Nick Mauss, Angela Miller, Anthony W. Lee

Write A Review

Paperback | 22 December 2023 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
168 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
20.4 x 15.2 x 1.0

Paperback

RRP $47.95

$41.75

13%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.44 with

or

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

Examining this innovative collaboration as a turning point in the history of photography and in queer American culture.

Body Language is the first in-depth study of the extraordinary interplay between photographer George Platt Lynes and PaJaMa (painters Paul Cadmus, Jared French, and Margaret Hoening French). These enigmatic photographs—issuing from intimate private networks and queer sexualities—helped ground friendships and also found their way into the public worlds of fashion and fame.

Nick Mauss and Angela Miller offer timely readings of how practices of staging, collaboration, and psychological enactment through the body arced across the boundaries of art and life, private and public worlds, anticipating contemporary social media. For these audacious artists, the camera was used not to capture, but to actively perform. Renouncing photography's conventional role as mirror of the real, Lynes and PaJaMa energized forms of worldmaking via a new social framing of the self.

Industry Reviews

"Body Language is an absorbing book for those who take photography and queer representation seriously." * The Gay & Lesbian Review *
"In a sense a gift image itself, Body Language provides a fascinating, deeply researched background for the enigmatic works these queer artists left behind, helping to illuminate their contributions for generations to come." * Aperture *

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.