Celebrating queerness

Left Right
Duncan Grant, ‘Bathing’ 1911

Duncan Grant Bathing

1911
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
Lubaina Himid, ‘Ankledeep’ 1991

Lubaina Himid Ankledeep

1991
Sunil Gupta, ‘Untitled from the series Reflections of the Black Experience’ 1986, printed 2010

Sunil Gupta Untitled from the series Reflections of the Black Experience

1986, printed 2010
Zanele Muholi, ‘ID Crisis’ 2003

Zanele Muholi ID Crisis

2003
View by appointment
Cy Twombly, ‘Untitled (Bacchus)’ 2008

Cy Twombly Untitled (Bacchus)

2008
Robert Mapplethorpe, ‘Smutty’ 1982

Robert Mapplethorpe Smutty

1982
Nan Goldin, ‘Misty and Jimmy Paulette in a taxi, NYC’ 1991

Nan Goldin Misty and Jimmy Paulette in a taxi, NYC

1991
On display at Tate Modern part of Nan Goldin
Gilbert & George, ‘Thirst’ 1982

Gilbert & George Thirst

1982
Derek Jarman, ‘Ataxia - Aids is Fun’ 1993

Derek Jarman Ataxia - Aids is Fun

1993
Gwen John, ‘Nude Girl’ 1909–10

Gwen John Nude Girl

1909–10
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
Brassaï, ‘Young Lesbian at Monocle’ 1932, printed later

Brassaï Young Lesbian at Monocle

1932, printed later
View by appointment
Marie Laurencin, ‘The Fan’ c.1919

Marie Laurencin The Fan

c.1919

Highlighting LGBTQ+ Artists

Left Right
Claude Cahun, ‘I Extend My Arms’ 1931 or 1932

Claude Cahun

1894–1954
Gwen John, ‘Nude Girl’ 1909–10

Gwen John

1876–1939
Dora Carrington, ‘Farm at Watendlath’ 1921

Dora Carrington

1893–1932
David Hockney, ‘A Bigger Splash’ 1967

David Hockney

born 1937
Cy Twombly, ‘Quattro Stagioni: Autunno’ 1993–5

Cy Twombly

1928–2011
Robert Mapplethorpe, ‘Jim, Sausalito’ 1977

Robert Mapplethorpe

1946–1989

The Queer Experience

If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live.

Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe, ‘Self Portrait’ 1988
Robert Mapplethorpe
Self Portrait 1988
ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.

Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi, ‘Flesh II’ 2005
Zanele Muholi
Flesh II 2005
Tate
© Zanele Muholi

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, ‘Self-Portrait’ 1986
Andy Warhol
Self-Portrait 1986
Tate
© 2019 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Right Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London

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