Artist and scholar Ace Lehner has taken the motif of the barbershop and created a space for queer world-making through their installation and social practice performance piece, “Barbershop: The Art of Queer Failure.” Lehner discusses how their piece reimagines and “queers” the traditional images and experiences of barbershops.
About the Presenter
Dr. Ace Lehner is an interdisciplinary visual culture scholar and artist specializing in critical engagement with identity and representation. Lehner’s areas of expertise include trans and queer visual culture and theory, critical approaches to race and representation, modern and contemporary art history and visual culture, photography history and theory, and performance. Lehner’s writing on art and visual culture has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed and internationally recognized journals and anthologies. Lehner’s artwork has been exhibited at multiple reputable international museums and galleries. Lehner is currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Vermont.
