Language and Desire since 1864
ed. by Eva Burgering , Philip Gufler ; essays by Hendrik Folkerts, Simon(e) van Saarloos, Gürsoy Doğtaş [et al.]
- Scope
- 32 Pages, illustrated, 21 cm.
- Carrier
- brochure
Publication accompanying the exhibition 'Urning and Urningin' at Nest, The Hague, January 9–April 5, 2026. The exhibition’s title refers to Karl Heinrich Ulrich’s positive terms for himself and people with queer desires: “Urning” and “Urningin.” Ulrich (1825–1895) was a German jurist who researched what he called “uranism”: same-sex desire. He advocated for recognizing queer desires as something one is born with—an identity, not a crime. In the exhibition, guest curator Philipp Gufler explored the limitations of language—past and present—in describing desires, and called for intersectional solidarity. In addition to original documents and letters by Ulrichs, which demonstrate the influence of his ideas, the exhibition featured work by nine contemporary artists whose pieces reflected on themes such as (gender) identity, language, and queer desire.
- Person as subject
- Sharan Bala, Philipp Gufler, CAConrad, Eli Hill KRIWET, Cosy Pièro, sophie serber, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Rory Pilgrim, Louwrien Wijers
- Location
- Cabinet 30 - 5: Seksualiteit ; gender en ruimte / Sexuality ; Gender and Space
- Remarks
- 2 brochures, bound together, one in Eng and one in Dutch
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