Lex Lancaster

Lex Lancaster is Assistant Professor of Art History at The Cooper Union specializing in queer and trans visual culture. Their 2022 monograph 'Dragging Away' establishes foundational theories of queer abstraction as political practice.

Research Focus: Lancaster examines how formal strategies in art generate anti-racist, transgender, and crip political tactics. Their work challenges representational logics through analyses of artists like Lorna Simpson, Linda Besemer, and Carrie Yamaoka.

Scholarly Contributions:

• Developed 'dragging' as critical methodology for abstract forms
• Curatorial work on Queer Abstraction exhibitions
• Articles in Discourse, ASAP/Journal, and Journal of Visual Culture

Education: Ph.D. in Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison