Une histoire vécue de la scène artistique queer de Varsovie au tournant des années 2010 et 2020.
Gender is Over is a story about Warsaw's queer art scene at the turn of the 2010s and 2020s, written from the inside. The book illustrates how queerness gradually began to enter the cultural mainstream, intertwining with the realities of rising nationalism and the global queer revolution. It blends reportage with a touch of autofiction, where the language of art history meets the language of body and affect, and subversive energy mixes with normative everyday life. The publication not only presents a socio-cultural transformation from an insider's perspective but also takes the reader on an intimate journey through the protagonist's experiences. Her adventures, full of irony and subversion, unfold at the intersection of the working class and the world of art, cinema, and theater. Gender is Over is about shedding old identifications, exploring systemic loopholes, and reclaiming freedom in a process of constant transformation. In this narrative, queer no longer appears as a marginalized phenomenon, but as a binding agent that, thanks to its fluid and enigmatic nature, surprisingly reshapes the social fabric.
Filipka Rutkowska (née en 1991 à Varsovie) est une artiste performeuse et historienne de l'art qui transcende les frontières du genre. Elle transforme les corps et les objets en personnages éphémères, remettant en question les normes identitaires à travers un prisme baroque, queer et absurde. Ses performances explorent les tabous liés à la sexualité et à la classe sociale, intégrant des installations qui archivent des savoirs queer issus de rituels personnels.
