Hyperallergic’s Pride Month Book List Highlights Queer Art Histories
Hyperallergic has unveiled a selection of seven art books for Pride Month, featuring significant queer art histories. Among the highlights are Claude Cahun's "Cancelled Confessions," set for release by Siglio Press in October 2025, and "Magnificent Product," a catalog accompanying Vaginal Davis's retrospective at MoMA PS1. Upcoming titles include Andrew Durbin's dual biography of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek, due in April 2026, and Catherine Opie's survey "To Be Seen" at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Other notable works include Tillie Walden's graphic novel "Charity and Sylvia" and Martin Wong's "Chinatown USA," edited by Yasufumi Nakamori.
Key facts
- List of seven art books for Pride Month published by Hyperallergic.
- Claude Cahun's 'Cancelled Confessions' published by Siglio Press in October 2025.
- Vaginal Davis retrospective at MoMA PS1 covered in catalog 'Magnificent Product'.
- Andrew Durbin's dual biography of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek published April 2026.
- Catherine Opie survey at National Portrait Gallery, London, with catalog 'To Be Seen'.
- 'Sex, Clubs, Dissent' edited by Amelia Abraham published by MACK in May 2026.
- Tillie Walden's graphic novel 'Charity and Sylvia' about 19th-century lesbian couple.
- Martin Wong catalog 'Chinatown USA' edited by Yasufumi Nakamori, published July 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Claude Cahun
- Marcel Moore
- Vaginal Davis
- Nan Goldin
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Catherine Opie
- Peter Hujar
- Paul Thek
- David Wojnarowicz
- Sunil Gupta
- Tourmaline
- Martin Wong
- Charity Bryant
- Sylvia Drake
- Tillie Walden
Institutions
- MoMA PS1
- National Portrait Gallery, London
- Wrightwood 659
- Siglio Press
- Walther König
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- MACK
- Drawn & Quarterly
- Gregory R. Miller & Company
- Hyperallergic
- Archivo de la Memoria Trans Argentina
Locations
- Harlem
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Berlin
- Bushwick
- Jersey
- Paris
- Ponza
- Italy
- Montreal
- Canada
- Vermont
- United States
- San Francisco
- Chicago
- London
- United Kingdom