What is Queer Aesthetics?
Queer Aesthetics refers to an art movement that emerged in the 1980s, focusing on themes of homosexuality, lesbianism, and broader issues of identity and gender. This movement gained momentum in the context of the AIDS crisis and the feminist movement, challenging traditional representations of sexuality and gender. Queer Aesthetics often explores the fluidity of gender and identity, as seen in the works of artists like Nan Goldin, who is known for her photography of individuals with ambiguous or non-conforming gender presentations.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO QUEER AESTHETICS
Nan Goldin
Lost Horizon, 2021
Photography
Archival Print
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Robert Mapplethorpe
America 3 piece Suite, 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 20,000 - 25,000
Peter Blake
Some of the Sources of Pop Art VII, 2007
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
GBP 9,000 - 12,000
Grayson Perry
Comfort Blanket, 2014-2023
Tapestry
Tapestry
GBP 4,750
Grayson Perry
House of Love (Female), 2017
Sculpture / Object
Metal
GBP 1,700
Grayson Perry
Forest Spirit Alan Planter, 2022
Sculpture / Object
Ceramic
GBP 1,100
Grayson Perry
Gay Black Cats MC, 2017
Tapestry
Mixed Media
GBP 10,000 - 12,000
Grayson Perry
Piggy Bank, 2017
Sculpture / Object
Ceramic
GBP 1,300
Nan Goldin
Misty and Jimmy Paulette in a taxi, NYC , 1991
Photography
Photograph
Currently Not Available
Peter Blake
Small Union Flag, 2016
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
GBP 3,000 - 4,000
Peter Blake
Elvis in Paris , 2019
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
EUR 2,750
Peter Blake
Some of the Sources of Pop Art VI, 2007
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
GBP 4,800
Peter Blake
Union Flag, 2016
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
GBP 6,600
Glenn Ligon
America , 2015
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
Currently Not Available
Peter Blake
Marilyn Monroe (Stars), 2010
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
Currently Not Available
Robert Mapplethorpe
A Season in Hell, 1986
Photography
Photogravure
USD 1,550
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