
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
Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000
Lot 9
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