Diss-co (A Fragment) - Douglas Crimp, Henrik Olesen non-fiction contemporary America finds itself riven

contemporary America finds itself riven by a culture war in which aggression and defensiveness alike are on the rise

benches and chairs

These parks are not gardens

Enrique Olvera

through the idiosyncrasies

Diss-co (A Fragment) - Douglas Crimp, Henrik Olesen non-fiction contemporary America finds itself rivenDouglas Crimp (b. Coeur dAlene, USA, 1944; d. New York, USA, 2019) was one of the most influential art critics, curators, and AIDS activists of his time. His writings on representation and critique remain uncontested milestones in the debate over AIDS and queer aesthetics. The essay Disss co (A Fragment) reads as a primer to his pioneering studies of queer subcultures and New Yorks underground scene. In light of todays renewed repression of