“I do like to think that portraiture literally creates a history of one’s community…Community is collective humanity. It’s also where you feel more at home, or you develop a sense of family—especially if your own family might not have been a safe place for you to be in.” — Catherine Opie
Artist Catherine Opie made pictures in gay, lesbian, and transgender leather-culture circles in Los Angeles during the 1990s. “My work comes out of incredible love and dialogue with people who share my queer identity with me and what it meant at that time in our lives,” Opie says.
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#MoMAMagazine , Opie reflects on portraiture, community, and queer liberation. Link in bio to read more.
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All works by Catherine Opie. © 2024 Catherine Opie, courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul [1] “Dyke.” 1993. Committee on Photography Fund and gift of Agnes Gund [2] “Angela Scheirl.” 1993. Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci [3] “Mike and Sky.” 1993. Gift of Joel Wachs in honor of David Dechman and Michel Mercure
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![“I do like to think that portraiture literally creates a history of one’s community…Community is collective humanity. It’s also where you feel more at home, or you develop a sense of family—especially if your own family might not have been a safe place for you to be in.” — Catherine OpieArtist Catherine Opie made pictures in gay, lesbian, and transgender leather-culture circles in Los Angeles during the 1990s. “My work comes out of incredible love and dialogue with people who share my queer identity with me and what it meant at that time in our lives,” Opie says. On #MoMAMagazine, Opie reflects on portraiture, community, and queer liberation. Link in bio to read more.—All works by Catherine Opie. © 2024 Catherine Opie, courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul [1] “Dyke.” 1993. Committee on Photography Fund and gift of Agnes Gund [2] “Angela Scheirl.” 1993. Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci [3] “Mike and Sky.” 1993. Gift of Joel Wachs in honor of David Dechman and Michel Mercure](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/448920439_1883815228763415_8886550795517097277_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p1080x1080&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=ybHSBEmIs1kQ7kNvgGRgJTg&edm=AP_V10EBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAlS1khD8prVnR_pvMJ1MB16OpiF1N7ilaMsb7A94aW1w&oe=668BC0B0&_nc_sid=2999b8)
