[Press]: 5 Artworks that have written Pride history in Schirn Mag, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

Stormé at Stonewall, 2019

14 light boxes with Duratrans prints, four channel oscillator.
Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington DC.

Pride Month has been celebrated in the queer community since 1970. It was launched to commemorate the that started in June 1969 outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street, New York. They marked a major milestone in the history of the US lesbian and gay movement and later that in the rest of the western world. Alongside festive parades, a leisurely mood, many rainbow flags flying (not to mention dubious special “Pride” collections by Nike, Adidas, et al), Pride Month above all has a socio-political dimension: It has its origins in the relentless struggles against discrimination of the LGBTQIA+ community.

In light of the global rollback as regards the rights of queer people, the strident positioning and memory of the early days of the Pride movement are now more important than ever. Members of the art and cultural world are often allies in the battle against oppression and express solidarity with the community, so it is no surprise that various artists and artworks have decisively helped shape Pride history. Here are five prime examples.

Link: https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/5-kunstwerke-die-pride-geschichte-geschrieben-haben/