Feminist discussions in art history usually focus on the exclusion of women artists and the reification of women’s bodies. A growing constellation of queer and feminist theorists today, however, analyse failure and cuteness as aspects of contemporary feminist avant-garde practices, suggesting that alternative currents in art practice and theory are emerging that challenge traditional notions and modes of art production. In my article, I discuss these debates in relation to “weak universalism” and weak messianism in order to reshape our understanding of avant-garde theory and practice from a feminist perspective. I argue that feminist analysis transforms what was previously thematized as conditions of exclusion into an important part of artistic legacy in works made by previously excluded groups. I propose that the concept of a weak avant-garde might help to theorize these shifts.

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走向弱先锋派，重塑经典

艺术史上的女权主义讨论通常集中在对女性艺术家的排斥和女性身体的物化上。然而，如今越来越多的酷儿和女权主义理论家将失败和可爱作为当代女权主义前卫实践的方面进行分析，表明艺术实践和理论中正在出现挑战传统观念和艺术生产模式的替代潮流。在我的文章中，我讨论了这些与“弱普遍主义”和弱弥赛亚主义相关的争论，以从女性主义的角度重塑我们对先锋派理论和实践的理解。我认为女权主义分析将之前被主题化为排斥条件的东西转变为之前被排斥的群体所创作的艺术遗产的重要组成部分。