This week’s theme is Pride. In honor of the occasion, we’ve assembled a curated selection of works by LBGTQIA+ artist. Queer artist have long pioneered the contemporary cannon interjecting their queer expressions, experiences and perspectives into their work. From Warhol and his commitment to documenting cult queer icons like Marsha P. Johnson and Candy Darling, to Robert Mapplethorpe’s homoerotic lens on the male form, to Lyle Ashton Harris’ exploration of his Black queer existence. Overt expressions of queer identity in art have become more commonplace with the emergence of a new class of LGBTQIA+ artist. As Pride looks so many different ways to us all, so does this digital showing of works.
From themes around queer love, identity, the Black queer body, challenging gender norms and just simply joy—below we’ve gathered up some works of art by LGBTQIA+ artist as we honor the end of Pride month:
devan shimoyama—Page of Wands
Jarvis Boyland—Bloom
christina quarles—I Wake With Yew in Mourning
nina chanel abney—Strut for Noah
William brickel—The Trammels of Those Two
Lyle Ashton Harris—Billie #1
MARTINE GUTIERREZ—Demons, Tlazoteotl ‘Eater of filth,’ p92
shabez jamal—Untitled (Album Study no. 13)
David Hockney—we two boys together clinging
Robert Mapplethorpe—Poppy
Darryl DeAngelo Terrell—I Look Like My Momma (Self-portrait 1980)
Keith Haring—fight aids worlwide
Troy Michie—THREE MEN
Well that wraps up Pride month. Even though June may be coming to a close, the sentiments around Pride month—celebrating diversity, championing marginalized communities and creating safe inclusive spaces—we should all be striving to continue to celebrate all year round.
