Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle

Elissa Auther, Justin Vivian Bond, David Roman , Taylor Mac

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Rizzoli International Publications
04 January 2023

Art & design styles: from c 1960; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Individual designers; Fashion & textiles: design

Machine Dazzle is the much-in-demand designer and artist behind popular cabaret, drag, and performance stars such as Taylor Mac and transgender icon Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. For the first time, his over-the-top stage creations, made for himself and others, are collected here alongside stage environments, ephemera, and photos from his career.

In Machine Dazzle’s world, costumes are transformative objects with world-making capacity. The artist’s 'queer maximalism' encapsulates a more-is-better attitude to making and creating, which looks to counter elitist notions that spectacle and extravagance are vapid. For him, these associations are embraced as queer for their affirmation of hybridity and the rejection of hierarchies of every kind.

On the occasion of a major exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design, curator Elissa Auther brings together an expansive collection of essays and reminiscences from fellow performers, historians, and cultural critics that consider every aspect of Machine Dazzle’s rich body of work.

By: Elissa Auther, Justin Vivian Bond, David Roman, Taylor Mac, madison moore
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 229mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780847869671
ISBN 10: 0847869679
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 04 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elissa Auther is deputy director of curatorial affairs and William and Mildred Lasdon Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design. Mx. Justin Vivian Bond is a transgender singer, writer, performance artist, and activist. madison moore is a cultural critic, DJ, and professor of queer studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. David Román is professor of English and American studies at the University of Southern California. Taylor Mac is a theater artist.

Reviews for Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle

'Machine Dazzle, to my mind, [is] a true theatrical genius who has created some of the most inventive costumes and sets I have ever seen.' -Hilton Als, The New Yorker. A feast for the eyes and mind, Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle is the exhibition book of the first solo museum show dedicated to the work of designer/performer Matthew Flower (aka Machine Dazzle), whose voluble costumes burst with energy and meaning. Photos of his go-big-or-go-home aesthetic are accompanied by expository material, including pieces from Mike Albo and Madison Moore and a Q+A with Mx Justin Vivian Bond. -AV CLUB