This limited edition artist’s book examines the issue of same-sex marriage through the lens of the past. The very arguments used to oppose interracial marriage in generations past have been recycled for use against same-sex marriage.
In this collection of altered comic book stories from the 1950s, the original dialog has been removed, replaced by deadpan banter between male and female characters on the mythology of modern marriage, supermoms, over the-top weddings, and monogamy, and more.
Sluts & Studs looks at the language of sexuality, and the contrasts between the female and male terminology via dictionary definitions. Seeing these terms in the context of iconic 1950s style imagery is a gentle yet jarring reminder that despite the so called ‘sexual revolution,’ the language of sexuality has not much changed, and is still largely a throwback to attitudes of the past.
