Queer art timeline

  • Period: 2000 BCE to

    queer coded art

    During this era the LGBTQ community was not well accepted. So during this era many artist would instead make art that was queer coded
  • Michelangelo, David, 1501, marble, 517 cm, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence
    1501

    Michelangelo, David, 1501, marble, 517 cm, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence

    The reason this art is considered coded is because it idolizes a male body. Michelangelo may have been attracted to other men.
  • Period: to

    Stonewall riots

    This was after the stonewall riots, which led to many artists being much more openly g.ay in there art.
  • David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, 213.5 x 305 cm, Christie’s in New York.

    David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, 213.5 x 305 cm, Christie’s in New York.

    In the painting the colors are a lot more expressive and bright showing as the man looks another man in a pool naked showing the more openness of LGBTQ.
  • Period: to

    Aids epidemic

    During this era aids were killing a lot of people mainly in the LGBTQ community making many artists to show that off into there art to raise awareness.
  • Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (Perfect Lovers), 1991, Wall clocks and paint on wall, 35.6 cm diameter x 7 cm, The Museum of Modern Art

    Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (Perfect Lovers), 1991, Wall clocks and paint on wall, 35.6 cm diameter x 7 cm, The Museum of Modern Art

    This piece of art shows two clocks that stopped at the same time. This was inspired by two lovers who didn't have a lot of time together due to aids affecting one of them.
  • Period: to

    intersectionality

    During this era queer art continues to grow and develop while also featuring other ideas such as class, race, and gender.
  • Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja, 2010, enamel on wood panel, 243.8 x 304.8 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja, 2010, enamel on wood panel, 243.8 x 304.8 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum

    This artwork shows off the intersectionality of the 2000s art by mixing art with other.