The orgiastic quality of these artworks evokes not only sexual freedom but, equally, a sense of broad social and intellectual experimentation, fueled by a conviction that gregariousness, complexity, and pleasure are inherently positive. The compleixity and mutability of sexual experience itself is emerging as a significant new theme in the work of a younger generation of artists many of whom feel far less compelled to conform to a stable and "politically correct" identity.
Tee A. Corrine
#27 (Yantras of Womanlove) , 1982
Collage of manipulated photographs on rag board
9x15"
Courtesy of the artist
Monica Majoli
Untitled , 1990
Oil on wood
12x12"
Courtesy of the artist
Sally Elesby
Surface Decoration, Drawing Without Paper - Stool , 1993
Wire, colored glue and decoration
12x12x12"
Lent by Food House
Cary S. Leibowitz/Candyass, United States, born 1963, Vitrine of multiples, Dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist and Michael Klein Gallery
Nicole Eisenman, United States, born France, 1965, Alive with Pleasure, 1992-94, Mixed media installation, Dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist and Jack Tilton Gallery
Reginald Marsh, United States, 1898-1954, Barrel of Fun, 1943, Maroger medium on panel, 29 x 39", Bequest of Felicia Meyer Marsh, 1979.4.1
Keith Haring, United States, 1958-1990, Untitled (No. 3), 1982, Vinyl paint on vinyl tarp, 118 x 120", Courtesy Tony Shafrazi Gallery
Steve Wolfe, United States, born Italy, 1955, The Andy Warhol Diaries, 1993, Screen print on fiberboard with shrink wrap, 9-3/16 x 8-1/8 x 2", Courtesy of the artist and Daniel Weinberg Gallery
Andy Warhol, A, Grove Press Inc, New York, 1968
Larry Johnson, United States, born 1959, John-John and Bobby, 1988, Unique ektacolor photographs, 2 panels: 90 x 48-3/4" each, Courtesy of the artist and Margo Leavin Gallery
Claes Oldenburg, United States, born Sweden, 1925, Soft Drum Set, 1969, Screenprint on stitched canvas, painted rope, 10 x 19 x 14", Gift of John Bransten, 1979.10
Donna Han, United States, born 1972, Extra Sensual Purge, 1994, Mixed media, Approx: 120 x 120", Courtesy of the artist
Stuart Sherman United States, born 1945, Freeze, 1994, Mixed media, 14-1/2 x 25", Courtesy of the artist
Carolee Schneemann, United States, born 1939, Saw Over Want (3 sections of 6), 1980-82, Chromacolor prints and dye, 88 x 72 x 3", Courtesy of the artist
Various artists, Aspen: Fab Issue in 11 sections, December 1966, vol. 1, no. 3, Mixed media in a box, Dimensions variable, Gift of The Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1993.34.3
Alan Saret, United States, born 1934, Blue-Red Ten-Five Permutation Cluster, 1979, Coated wire, Approx.3 x 18" diameter, Gift of the artist, 1979.12
Jerome Caja, United States, born 1958, Various paintings, 1989-94, Dimensions variable, Lent by the artist
Richmond Burton, United States, born 1960, Boy's Room, 1994, Acrylic on canvas, 63-1/4 x 40 x 1-5/8", Lent by Eileen and Peter Michael
Charles Demuth, United States, 1883-1935, Three Sailors on the Beach, 1930, Watercolor and pencil on paper, 9-1/2 x 12-1/4", Lent by Mr. and Mrs. M. Anthony Fisher
Richard Hawkins, United States, born 1961, Foliage V (Burt Reynolds, Brian Buzzini, Sebastian Bach), 1992, Mixed media, Dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist and Richard Telles Fine Art
Tee A. Corinne, United States, born 1939, #27 (Yantras of Womanlove), 1982, Collage of manipulated photographs on rag board, 9 x 15", Courtesy of the artist
David Hockney, United States, born England, 1937, The Hitchhiker, 1982, Photographic collage, 26 x 19-1/2", Courtesy of the artist
Jim Hodges, United States, born 1957, Happily Ever After, 1994, Silver chain, 31-1/2 x 39", Courtesy CRG Art Inc.