Queer Histories

A chromatic celebration of LGBTQIA+ artists, queer and trans activisms and the “queering” of history, with works by Andrea Geyer, Claude Cahun, Flix Gonzlez-Torres, Martin Wong, Peter Hujar, Roberto Burle Marx and many more

Since 2016, the Museu de Arte de So Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) has centered its exhibition program on exploring different histories, with each year featuring a large-scale, international and transhistorical group exhibition, paired with an exquisitely produced catalog. Following the bestselling titlesAfro-Atlantic HistoriesandIndigenous Histories,Queer Historiesis the next chapter in this cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary survey series exploring underrepresented or marginalized narratives.

Gathering more than 200 artworks from public and private collections in Brazil and abroad,Queer Historiesis organized into seven sections: “Love, family and communities,” “The sacred and the profane,” “Signs and spaces,” “Activism and archives,” “Survival,” “Queer Abstraction” and “Visibility.” While many of the artists featured inQueer Historiesare working in the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and its profound impact on queer and trans communities, the exhibition goes beyond artists who identify as LGBTQIA+, approaching queerness as a lens through which to reinterpret the world, to queer history and to reclaim erased narratives. This compendium is a critical resource for understanding how art and history continue to function as sites of resistance and transformation in LGBTQIA+ lives.

Artists include:Andrea Geyer, Andy Warhol, Beverly Buchanan, Catherine Opie, Claude Cahun, David Wojnarowicz, Etel Adnan, Flix Gonzlez-Torres, Glenn Ligon, Kia LaBeija, Leonilson, Martin Wong, Miguel ngel Rojas, Peter Hujar, Roberto Burle Marx, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Salman Toor, Tseng Kwong Chi, Tuesday Smillie, Yuki Kihara, Zanele Muholi.

Adriano Pedrosa is the Artistic Director of the Museum of Sao Paulo (MASP).

Julia Bryan-Wilson is a professor at Columbia University. Previously she taught at the University of California, Berkeley.

• Publisher: Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand/Kmec Books
• Publish Date: December 9, 2025
• Pages: 440
• Language: English
• Type: Hardback
• EAN/UPC: 9786557770665
• Dimensions: 10.8 in H | 8 in W | 2.5 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Arts & Hobbies, LGBTQ+