contemporary queer life. The Heart of A Hand derives its name from a poem by Mexican writer Xavier Villaurrutia (1903– 50). And in a final element of this trans-disciplinary project, several passages by Villaurrutia and other artists of Goh’s generation appear alongside other various artifacts. Each text is transcribed into a font inspired by the paintings of hands by the queer Chinese American artist Martin Wong (1946–99). In this work we see a willful “politics of citation”—
Images courtesy of the artist, Vincent Price Art Museum and Commonwealth and Council
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