The Queer History of Art

Queerness has been a part of human sexuality since the dawn of humanity. Depictions of it in art are visible throughout the history of human art.

The Queer Art of History - Duke University Press

Jennifer V. Evans examines postwar and contemporary German history to broadly argue for a practice of queer history that moves beyond bounded concepts and ...

Queer Art History – A visual history of queer culture

Queer Art History · Grotta dell'Addaura Cave Painting (11,000 BCE) · Achilles Binding Patroclus' Wounds (500 BCE) · Il Sodoma (1477-1549) · Michael Page- ...

Queer Artists that Revolutionized Art History - LES Collection

We are highlighting just some of the many lives of queer artists from the last century who have revolutionized art history by challenging traditional ...

Queering Art's Histories in Art History - Oxford Academic

From re-evaluating the work of historical artists to examining the relationships between sexuality, gender, and aesthetics in contemporary works, each essay ...

Depictions of Queer Art throughout History - Academy of Art University

We encourage you to learn more about various depictions of LGBTQ+ in paintings, photos, and other art throughout history.

Queer Art Movement Overview - The Art Story

Any art that can be considered "queer" refers to the re-appropriation of the term in the 1980s, when it was snatched back from the ...

LGBTQ+ Art & Artists in Our Collection - National Gallery of Art

Explore More Queer Artists · Marsden Hartley · Robert Indiana · Jasper Johns · Ellsworth Kelly · Julie Mehretu · Zanele Muholi · Robert Rauschenberg · Andy Warhol ...

The rise of a queer art history: three new publications and the stories ...

The rise of a queer art history: three new publications and the stories behind them · Photography: A Queer History by Flora Dunster and Theo ...

Queer art - Wikipedia

'Queer art' has also been used to retroactively refer to the historic work of LGBT+ artists who practiced at a time before present-day terminology of 'lesbian', ...

A Queer Eye on Art History - Google Arts & Culture

Famous art could be queer. Explore the history of these iconic artworks with the GLBT Historical Society and Rainbow History Class.

Queer Art Historiography : r/ArtHistory - Reddit

I had one I thought fit the prompt my professor was looking for but it apparently doesn't. Apparently it was more “art history” than “art ...

Queer Art: 1960s to the Present | Art History Teaching Resources

This lecture is an overview of different strategies used by queer artists. Many of them are in dialogue with art history.

A Queer Little History of Art - The Getty Museum Store

Featuring works by, among others, Egon Schiele, Duncan Grant, Claude Cahun, Hannah Höch, Frida Kahlo, David Hockney, Glenn Ligon, Zanele Muholi, Allyson ...

9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever

The term queer art refers to works created by LGBTQ+ artists. These pieces show experiences and issues faced by queer artists.

Queer British Art 1861–1967 | Tate Britain

Why is the word 'queer' used in the exhibition title? Queer has a mixed history – from the 19th century onwards it has been used both as a term of abuse and as ...

The Institute of Fine Arts: Queering Art History Symposium - NYU

What is art history if history is queered? Moreover, how does queer theory relate to prior art historical engagements with gender and sexuality? This conference ...

Ten Pioneering Works of Queer Art That Changed History | AnOther

This unique and timely exhibition explores how covert love and desire were expressed in a dangerously repressive culture where being 'queer' could lead to ...

Queer Identities and Histories in American Art - YouTube

... Arts; and Ksenia M. Soboleva, PhD, Andrew W. Mellon Gender and LGBTQ+ History Fellow, New-York Historical Society. More about the exhibition ...

Pride timeline: a history of contemporary queer culture and art

Diane Arbus's photographs start to be published in leading magazines such as Artforum. Arbus, who was bisexual, spent her life documenting ...