Identity Politics

The identity politics art movement rose to prominence between the 1960s and 1980s. It followed a series of pioneering political movements concerning the diversity and visual representation of personal identity. As tensions arose from the marginalization of certain socio-political and cultural groups in the USA and across Europe, art quickly became a vehicle of social emancipation and empowerment. 


Galvanized by the 1960s Black Civil Rights Movement in the USA, identity politics refers to a series of artists and exhibitions which sought to honor the experiences of historically oppressed groups. Those belonging to the movement revolutionized the depiction of personal identity in art, vehemently protested the discrimination against certain races, genders and sexualities, and ushered in a new age of celebratory, diversely representative, and often deeply subversive art.


Champions of the identity politics movement included Robert Mapplethorpe, Lorna Simpson, Judy Chicago, Martha Rosler, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres. The proliferation of identity politics was radical and widespread: artists celebrated queer spaces, interrogated racial biases, and drove forth the second wave of feminist efforts. See our selection of works inspired by the identity politics movements.

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Painting, Life 04, Poonam Choudhary

Life 04

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1 inch

€417

Painting, Life 03, Poonam Choudhary

Life 03

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€232

Painting, Life 02, Poonam Choudhary

Life 02

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€232

Painting, Life 01, Poonam Choudhary

Life 01

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€232

Painting, Divine, Poonam Choudhary

Divine

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€464

Print, Double Man, Keith Haring

Double Man

Keith Haring

Print - 55.9 x 76.2 x 2 cm Print - 22 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€111,290

Painting, City Boy, Emmanuel Ojebola

City Boy

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,710

Design, Loveseat, Poonam Choudhary

Loveseat

Poonam Choudhary

Design - 82.6 x 109.2 x 73.7 cm Design - 32.5 x 43 x 29 inch

€2,504

Print, The King, Keith Haring

The King

Keith Haring

Print - 59.4 x 75.9 x 2 cm Print - 23.4 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€46,371

Photography, Recordings I, Javier Rey

Recordings I

Javier Rey

Photography - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,252

Photography, Entrelazar 203, Javier Rey

Entrelazar 203

Javier Rey

Photography - 60 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€835

Photography, Entrelazar 201, Javier Rey

Entrelazar 201

Javier Rey

Photography - 75 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€974

Painting, Utopia, Poonam Choudhary

Utopia

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€241

Photography, 1004 Windows, Javier Rey

1004 Windows

Javier Rey

Photography - 100 x 66.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,437

Photography, Añadidura 102, Javier Rey

Añadidura 102

Javier Rey

Photography - 62 x 42 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€937

Print, Growing I, Keith Haring

Growing I

Keith Haring

Print - 101.9 x 75.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 40.1 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch

€125,201

Photography, Mirages #12, Javier Rey

Mirages #12

Javier Rey

Photography - 123.5 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,628

Photography, Mirages #11, Javier Rey

Mirages #11

Javier Rey

Photography - 75 x 55 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,127