Catherine Opie
Gay Pride, 1990
1990/2024
Pigment print on Canson Platine paper
16 x 22 inches (image)
20 x 24 inches (paper)
Edition of 25, 2APS
Signed verso
Work is sold unframed. Please allow up to 2 weeks for order to ship out. Any duty and taxes incurred in the country of destination are the responsibility of the purchaser.
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In celebration of Pride Month, Lehmann Maupin is thrilled to release a new limited-edition print by beloved Los Angeles-based photographer Catherine Opie, who has spent the last three decades examining the construction of identity in America through her own queer lens. A portion of the sales for this edition will be donated to Callen-Lorde, a New York-based organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ healthcare.
For this limited-edition print, Opie delves into her personal archive to revisit some of her formative years in California. Shot on a 35mm camera during a Gay Pride parade in San Francisco in 1989, this photograph symbolizes a time of liberation in the artist’s life. For Opie, the work captures the freedom that she finally felt in her 20s after coming out and embracing her sexual identity. The image also serves as a powerful reminder to contemporary society of the incredible strides that the LGBTQ+ community has made to protect their rights since the 1980s, especially at a time when these civil liberties are once again being questioned and challenged by policymakers in America.
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This is part of an ongoing series of prints released by Lehmann Maupin, along with Los Angeles Women’s March, 2017. In both photographs, Opie bears witness to definitive movements in American culture.
We are pleased to offer these works at a 15% discount when purchased together. Shop the bundle here.
