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David Wojnarowicz — Untitled from Sex Series (for Marion Scemama)
David Wojnarowicz

Untitled from Sex Series (for Marion Scemama)

1989

This work from David Wojnarowicz's provocative Sex Series employs collage and appropriation to explore themes of desire, identity, and the body during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. The piece combines explicit imagery with found materials, characteristic of Wojnarowicz's confrontational artistic practice that challenged social taboos and institutional censorship. Created as a dedication to Marion Scemama, the work exemplifies the artist's commitment to making queer sexuality and eroticism visible within the art world when such representation faced significant resistance.

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October 10, 2024

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David Wojnarowicz, Untitled from Sex Series (for Marion Scemama), 1989

This work from David Wojnarowicz's provocative Sex Series employs collage and appropriation to explore themes of desire, identity, and the body during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. The piece combines explicit imagery with found materials, characteristic of Wojnarowicz's confrontational artistic practice that challenged social taboos and institutional censorship. Created as a dedication to Marion Scemama, the work exemplifies the artist's commitment to making queer sexuality and eroticism visible within the art world when such representation faced significant resistance.

Year
1989
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

sexuality and identity, Confrontational aesthetic, LGBTQ+ activism, Mixed Media, Postmodern, American Artist, Late 20th Century, Provocative, Political Art, Photography and collage

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Collected by

Kylie Cohen