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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Complètement vautré le gazier
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,156
Harmony Unveiled
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 86.4 x 63.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 34 x 25 x 1.5 inch
$450
I Dewell In Possibility
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
$300
I am fleeting #1 and Mirages #4, Diptych
Javier Rey
Photography - 123.5 x 163 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48.6 x 64.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,205
Le café de la place
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,814
Scars to your beautiful 02
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 1 inch
$500
Scars to your beautiful 01
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 1 inch
$500
I am fleeting #9. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
I am fleeting #6. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 65 x 43 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
I am fleeting #3. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
Echoes of Success and Unseen Burdens
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,850 $2,888
Bloom into infinite joy 03
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 111.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 30 x 1 inch
$450
Bloom into infinite joy 01
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
$350
Mirror Conversations 02
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1 inch
$450
Sky is the limit 03 - design object
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 19.1 x 14 x 12.7 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.5 x 5 inch
$1,000
Accent chair, lounge chair, seating
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 96.5 x 78.7 x 61 cm Design - 38 x 31 x 24 inch
$3,500
Whispers of hope
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 1 inch
$350 $298
Masked Elegance in Contemporary Threads 2
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$4,850
Masked Elegance in Contemporary Threads 1
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$4,850
Tribute to Kúlódò
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$5,000
What my eyes have seen
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$4,500
Recordings (Bello)
Javier Rey
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,350
Emotions that surround you
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 27.9 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm Design - 11 x 7 x 3 inch
$1,000
Portrait du fumeur
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,739
Je ne ferai pas de mal à une mouche
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,722
Le portrait aux yeux bleu
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$3,352
Mon instinct maternel débordant !
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,277
I am fleeting #15. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 43 x 65 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
I am fleeting #13. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 73 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
I am fleeting #11. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 43 x 65 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
I am fleeting #8. From the I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,450
I am fleeting #7. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
I am fleeting #4. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,600
I am fleeting #2. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,450
Entrelazar 201
Javier Rey
Photography - 75 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
L'instinct Parental
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,352
Ma chatte est possessive !
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,890
Elle est tombée du ciel
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
More than a body
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch
$3,000
I am fleeting #8 and Mirages #6, Diptych
Javier Rey
Photography - 65 x 83 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.6 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Apocalypse II
Keith Haring
Print - 96.52 x 96.52 x 1.27 cm Print - 38 x 38 x 0.5 inch
$28,000 $26,600
Origins: from the Blanco series.
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
Pop Shop VI (complete set of 4 screen prints)
Keith Haring
Print - 34.3 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 13.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$149,950
Entrelazar 6 Wall Sculpture
Javier Rey
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 3.1 inch
$1,000
1004 Windows
Javier Rey
Photography - 100 x 66.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,550
Man Curve Two: From Motion Series
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222
Untitled from Pop Shop IV
Keith Haring
Print - 34.3 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 13.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$59,950
I am fleeting #1. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
Comme chien et chat
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,277
Best Buddies from the Collection of Sir Elton John
Keith Haring
Print - 66.2 x 81.4 x 2 cm Print - 26.1 x 32 x 0.8 inch
$150,000
Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate
Keith Haring
Print - 81 x 100.3 x 2 cm Print - 31.9 x 39.5 x 0.8 inch
$54,998
Growing I
Keith Haring
Print - 101.9 x 75.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 40.1 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
$135,000 $121,500
Mirages #12
Javier Rey
Photography - 123.5 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,755
Man with Black Sand
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$2,222