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Ahead Of The Met Gala, Remember: ‘You Can’t Have Camp Without Queer’
“maybe camp is at its best when the creators understand that what they are creating is a little flawed or tacky by some measures (including their own), but still see the value in it nonetheless, and insist on pressing forward. the way no one can agree on what camp means might actually be the whole point. camp is always redefined by whoever uses
... See moreCarmen Merport Quiñones - camp’s most characteristic qualities—theatricality, extravagance, and a “seriousness that fails - Since the Met has us all talking about camp, we might recall Susan Sontag’s admonition, in her famous essay on the subject, that “To talk about Camp is…to betray it.” - due to Sontag’s initial ‘betrayal,’ camp has long been a... See more
Aesthetics For Birds • What is "Camp"? Five Scholars discuss Sontag, The Met and Camp's Queer Origins
- In 1964, Susan Sontag defined camp as an aesthetic “sensibility” that is plain to see but hard for most of us to explain: an intentional over-the-top-ness, a slightly (or extremely) “off” quality, bad taste as a vehicle for good art. - Camp is artificial, passionate, serious, Sontag writes. Camp is Art Noveau objects, Greta Garbo, Warner Brothers... See more
Bonnie Wertheim • What Is Camp? The Met Gala 2019 Theme, Explained (Published 2019)
Craft is contemporary because it is queer, with its nelly yarn bombers and wild cross-stich faggotry and dykes who throw pots . Craft's queerness keys into interlocking discourses of pleasure, shame, disappointment, difficulty, exuberance, and community-building.