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
Peter Blake
Readheads (Great North Run), 2010
Limited Edition Print
Giclée printing
GBP 1,700
Peter Blake
Venice - Exhibition poster, 2009
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
GBP 1,300
Peter Blake
Eiffel Tower (from the Paris suite), 2010
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
GBP 4,500 - 5,800
Grayson Perry
Chris Whitty's Cat (Pendant), 2021
Sculpture / Object
Mixed Media
GBP 1,250
Joseph Beuys
Sich selbst (wer nicht denken will fliegt raus), 1977
Drawing / Watercolor
Mixed Media
EUR 700
Nan Goldin
Desert at Night, Aswan, Egypt, 2003
Photography
C-Print
GBP 2,200
Joseph Beuys
Eine Rose für direkte Demokratie, 1968
Sculpture / Object
Mixed Media
EUR 2,800
Joseph Beuys
Ja Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee, 1970
Sculpture / Object
Mixed Media
EUR 2,500
Grayson Perry
Magical Thinking, 2024
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
GBP 3,000
Grayson Perry
Unique Ceramic Thing, 2025
Sculpture / Object
Ceramic
GBP 9,000
Grayson Perry
Sponsored By You (Small), 2019
Limited Edition Print
Etching
GBP 12,500
Grayson Perry
Totally Unique Thing, 2025
Sculpture / Object
Ceramic
GBP 9,000
Nan Goldin
Suzanne With Mona Lisa, Mexico City 1981, 2025
Photography
C-Print
GBP 3,000
Nan Goldin
Mod Kid With Dog, London 1978, 2025
Photography
C-Print
GBP 1,800
Nan Goldin
Triptyk, Zingaro Equestrian Theater, Paris, 2004, 2025
Photography
C-Print
GBP 5,900
Nan Goldin
Sunny at the spa, distortion. L’Hotel de Paris, 2010/2020
Photography
C-Print
EUR 1,100
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