Traces Left Behind: Sculpture as Reliquaries for Trans Memorialization

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Joseph Liatela, in dialogue with; Julian Carter

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Early in the spring of 2024, artist Joseph Liatela and artist/academic Julian Carter sat down with each other at QTR’s invitation for a conversation about art at the confluence of queerness, transness, and religion.—Editors

Julian Carter: We have so much we could talk about that it’s a little hard for me to know exactly where to start. I want to hear about what you feel is most important about your piece that is featured on the cover of this issue—“A WOMAN CALLING HERSELF JEANNE THE PUCELLE (THE MAID), LEAVING OFF THE DRESS AND CLOTHING OF THE FEMININE SEX, A THING CONTRARY TO DIVINE LAW AND ABOMINABLE BEFORE GOD, AND FORBIDDEN BY ALL LAWS, WORE CLOTHING AND ARMOR SUCH AS IS WORN BY MEN”—and what its story is—how did it get from concept or earlier practice to this cover? I also want to step back, to hear about your larger...

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