A reconsideration of queer American art culture of the mid-20th century.

He describes how the stories about Andy Warhol being too "swish" to be taken seriously as an artist changed following his breakthrough success, reconstructing him as an asexual dandy. Butt also speculates on the meanings surrounding a MOMA curator's refusal in 1958 to buy Jasper John's Target with Plaster Casts on the grounds that it was too scandalous for the museum to acquire. Between You and Me sheds new light on a pivotal moment in American cultural production as it signals new directions for art historical inquiry. Gavin Butt is Lecturer in the Visual Cultures department at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the editor of After Criticism: New Responses to Art and Performance.