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Article: Aphrodite of the future. (the lack of a modern and comprehensive symbol of love) (Man Trouble)
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- Artforum International
- Article date:
- April 1, 1994
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MAN TROUBLE If we look too hard--or, better, hard enough--at "masculinity," its meaning dissipates, "as when a word is repeated over and over." This image is from an essay by filmmaker Todd Haynes that appears in this special section of Artforum. Several decades of feminist, gay and lesbian, and race studies have subjected the masculine imperative to sustained inquiry, simultaneously challenging the fixity of gender designations and exposing them as vaporous propositions; nevertheless, it remains difficult for us to talk about our power as men. Looking hard at masculinity is what Haynes does in his text (as in his movies), and it is also what I asked of each of the ...
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