France
Paul B. Preciado
Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” tells the story of a young man who grows up to become a 36-year-old woman. Almost a century after its publication, Paul B. Preciado speaks to Virginia Woolf to tell her that her fictional character has become a reality. The transition of Orlando’s body now lies at the root of all non-binary bodies and there are Orlandos all over the world. Through the authentic voices of other young bodies undergoing metamorphosis, Preciado retraces the stages of his personal transformation through a poetic journey in which life, writing, theory and image merge freely in the search for truth.
The writer, philosopher and curator was born in Spain and lives in Paris. Considered one of the leading figures in the study of gender and body politics, his work includes the role of curator at documenta 14 and at the Taiwanese Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. His books – which include Countersexual Manifesto and Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era – are key reference works in queer, trans and non-binary contemporary art and activism.
The writer, philosopher and curator was born in Spain and lives in Paris. Considered one of the leading figures in the study of gender and body politics, his work includes the role of curator at documenta 14 and at the Taiwanese Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. His books – which include Countersexual Manifesto and Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era – are key reference works in queer, trans and non-binary contemporary art and activism.
The writer, philosopher and curator was born in Spain and lives in Paris. Considered one of the leading figures in the study of gender and body politics, his work includes the role of curator at documenta 14 and at the Taiwanese Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. His books – which include Countersexual Manifesto and Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era – are key reference works in queer, trans and non-binary contemporary art and activism.
The writer, philosopher and curator was born in Spain and lives in Paris. Considered one of the leading figures in the study of gender and body politics, his work includes the role of curator at documenta 14 and at the Taiwanese Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. His books – which include Countersexual Manifesto and Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era – are key reference works in queer, trans and non-binary contemporary art and activism.
