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Elizabeth Taylor: Act Up
By David LaChapelle
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is in an edition of 7. Signed by the photographer.
Category
Early 2000s Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Keith Haring Act Up 1989 mailer (Keith Haring activist)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring ACT UP 1989:
RARE 1989 Keith Haring illustrated mailer used as promotional material
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Offset
Untitled (For Act Up), graphic, contemporary, political
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
Two signed and dated colored screen-prints on woven paper political analogy with a motif of the United States as a target. The overlayed text rails against the lack of response to th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Haring Ignorance = Fear, 1989 (Keith Haring Act Up poster)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
-based AIDS activist group AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), Keith Haring designed and executed
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Party of Life 1991 invitation (Keith Haring Act Up)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
of Aids & ACT-UP - The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power."
A much historic, post death Haring charity
Category
1990s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Paper, Offset
Balancing Act, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
throughout, which unify the random patterning. A result is a balancing act of linear patterns, textures, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome
By Gifford Beal
Located in Missouri, MO
Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome
By Gifford Beal (1879-1956)
Signed Lower Right
Unframed: 6.5" x 9.5
Category
20th Century American Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome
By Gifford Beal
Located in Missouri, MO
Gifford Beal (1879-1956)
"Bareback Act, Old Hippodome" 1950
Lithograph
Signed Lower Right
With
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Up, Up & Up Yours
By Ralph Steadman
Located in Hollywood, FL
collection. Act swiftly, as this limited edition gem is sure to enrapture art enthusiasts and collectors
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Screen
Balancing Act, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irit Epstein
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series 'Rising Beyond the Body'. An attempt to cope with processes of adaptation in a changing world, which does not enable direction or an answer. The motivating force in t...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Angel and Skeleton (the rescuing Angel appears to be female)
By Donna Evans
Located in New Orleans, LA
AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP) to fight the AIDS pandemic. Low-tech and low budget, the
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Tired Act" Text Based Conceptual Fiber Artwork
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
working my tired act." "Tired Act" is presented stretched and signed on the reverse by the artist.
A
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Keith Haring Gay/Lesbian Pride Day New York, 1986 (vintage Haring announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Haring prints. Keith Haring Act Up. Keith Haring Gay & Lesbian. Keith Haring bathroom. Keith Haring The
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Untitled (Buffaloes), Black and White Photograph by David Wojnarowicz
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
prominent figure in the ACT UP movement, which fought for AIDS awareness and policy reform.
His visual and
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Platinum
Figure, colorful, torso, figural
Located in New York, NY
was diagnosed with the disease and played an integral role in the ACT UP movement. Ostracized by his
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
I Ching, figurative, perspective, book
Located in New York, NY
role in the ACT UP movement. Ostracized by his sexuality and state of health, Frangella embraced the
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Figures (Head and Torso), figural, painterly, colorful
Located in New York, NY
Frangella was diagnosed with the disease and played an integral role in the ACT UP movement. Ostracized by
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man at the Mirror
Located in New York, NY
diagnosed with the disease and
played an integral role in the ACT UP movement. Ostracized by his sexuality
Category
1980s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
May Broadhurst Poynton (act.1930-1950) - Watercolour, A Haitian Mambo
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant artwork captures the frenetic energy of a bustling dance hall, with a scene of musicians and dancers rendered in loose, expressive brushstrokes. The composition draws th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Sit-Up
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
(Life is a) Juggling act - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
(Life is a) Juggling act (Bombay all Day) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Silence = Death
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
bearing the same name. This poster would later become the defining symbol for ACT UP, an organization
Category
1980s Street Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Screen
"Josephine is a Hard Act to Follow", David Deming, Stainless Steel Sculpture,
By David L. Deming
Located in Dallas, TX
of memorable pets in rather human-like scenarios. In "Josephine is a Hard Act to Follow" the weenie
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Dressing Up, Dressing Down
Located in Los Angeles, CA
act, a gift and a burden all at the same time.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Let the Record Show
Located in New York, NY
Offset poster
Text at bottom reads: “©1987 THE SILENCE = DEATH PROJECT. Used by permission by ACT
Category
1980s Other Art Style More Prints
Materials
Offset
Untitled
By Rex Ray
Located in New York, NY
Act Up; many guerilla marketing flyers and posters for queer nightclubs; and numerous book covers for
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Yellow Ceramic Thumbs Up for Wall or Ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
raw materials in the works in many cases. In addition, their creative process involves a spiritual act
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze
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H 6.7 in W 4.73 in D 5.52 in
Light Grey Ceramic Thumbs Up for Wall or Ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
raw materials in the works in many cases. In addition, their creative process involves a spiritual act
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze
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H 6.7 in W 4.73 in D 5.52 in
The Wind Whipped Up and They Welcomed Its Offering
By Diana Tremaine
Located in Burlingame, CA
external, natural and man-made - that act around and within each of us every day. Life is a balancing act
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Up - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
innermost rays, reflections, and shadows. The canvas, the brush, and the paint allow me to act out, throw up
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board
Untitled (7) Figural Expressionist Nude Charcoal Drawing
By Steven Harvey
Located in Surfside, FL
Auction, Germans Van Eck Gallery 1992
Night, Trenkmann Gallery 1991
ACT UP Benefit Auction, Paula Cooper
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
“Spell to Break Up Kimoi”, Abstract, Yellow, Pink, Acrylic Painting, 2024
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Natick, MA
and tight to loose, and processes that may weave between digital and tactile, the act of creating the
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 16 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
From the Bottom Up - Contemporary Landscape/Abstract Painting, cut out, blue
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
more abstracted and chaotic foreground consisting of arrows and cut Sintra board to act simultaneously
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
PVC, Acrylic, Watercolor
Sweet Violet... Spring face of female looking up in flowers hand coloured print
Located in London, GB
works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Glass, Oak, Paint, Watercolor, Archival Pigment
H 8.55 in W 6.58 in D 0.79 in
Gentleman gearing up for a hunt with his dog - 17th century Flemish Old Master
Located in Aartselaar, BE
records of 17th-century artistic taste while also offering a deeper reflection on the act of looking, both
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
painted on oversized pieces of scavenged plywood. I found the act of painting both hypnotic and meditative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Keith Haring AIDS Dance-A-Thon poster 1992 (vintage Keith Haring posters)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
extravaganza benefiting Aids Project Los Angeles.' An event co-produced by Act Up LA.
Offset lithograph; 8.5
Category
1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Encased in a cloud of dust, a cowboy rounds up a band of semi-wild horses
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
photograph of a cowboy in the act of rounding up a herd of semi-wild horses encased in a cloud of dust
This
Category
2010s Minimalist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 29 in W 48 in D 0.1 in
Animals II: Bear with Leia
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
diviners, guides and visionaries. Some show animals in the act of becoming human, while others are humans
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative Picasso Etching, 'Peintre Ramassant son Pinceau...', 1927/1930
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
(depicted as a simplified, almost abstract figure) is in the act of retrieving his brush, while his model, a
Category
Early 20th Century Cubist Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
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H 7.75 in W 11 in
Whisperers, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
to act as if they’re asleep when he comes to check on them, whispering as they try to keep up the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Walking the Tightrope, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Dohanos began rigging up a beam for the farm boy to do his tightwire act on. While working, he noticed a
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Jimi Hendrix Palm Trees - Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid, Photograph, Expired
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
emotional depth, transforming the simple act of looking up into a transcendent experience.
In Jimi Hendrix
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Figural Abstract Painting w/ Gears of an Engine, Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
painting is an act of discovery." - March
Awards:
Ohio Art Prize for painting- 2009
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black & White Abstract Geometrical Oil Painting, Late 20th Century Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
done. For me painting is an act of discovery." - March
Awards:
Ohio Art Prize for painting- 2009
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Colorful Abstract Geometrical Late 20th Century Painting by Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
painting is an act of discovery." - March
Awards:
Ohio Art Prize for painting- 2009
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cosmic Woman, Late 20th Century Figurative Abstraction w/ Nude Woman
Located in Beachwood, OH
know what I will end up with until I am done. For me painting is an act of discovery." - March
Awards
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Art Deco Nude – 05-08-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
beginning I thought them to be funny. They act a bit sticky on Bristol paper I was used to, almost the feel
Category
2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
H 9.5 in W 12.2 in D 0.1 in
'Marrakech’
By John Hubbard
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
admiration of the traditions of Taoism and Zen; philosophies he equated with the act of abstract painting. He
Category
2010s Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Geometric Shapes
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
nonobjective painting was an act, in his words, of “pure creation.”
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
The Blue Vase, 2024 - Still Life with Flowers and Landscape in Green and Blue
By Richard Ballinger
Located in Kingsclere, GB
seeking adventure and taking risks — might be seen as a perfect metaphor for the explorative act of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Islands, 2024 - Minimalist Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting in White + Grey
By Richard Ballinger
Located in Kingsclere, GB
seeking adventure and taking risks — might be seen as a perfect metaphor for the explorative act of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life, Blue Vase in Green, 2024 - Flowers in Jug with Landscape Painting
By Richard Ballinger
Located in Kingsclere, GB
seeking adventure and taking risks — might be seen as a perfect metaphor for the explorative act of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life, Through the Window to the Sea, 2024 - Flowers in a Jug, Blue + White
By Richard Ballinger
Located in Kingsclere, GB
seeking adventure and taking risks — might be seen as a perfect metaphor for the explorative act of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Moon Behind Green Mountain, 2024 - Dreamy Abstract Landscape in Blue + Green
By Richard Ballinger
Located in Kingsclere, GB
seeking adventure and taking risks — might be seen as a perfect metaphor for the explorative act of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life in Grey, 2022 - Contemporary Minimalist Oil Painting with Flowers
By Richard Ballinger
Located in Kingsclere, GB
taking risks — might be seen as a perfect metaphor for the explorative act of painting itself."
Virginia
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Player
By Paula Cahill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, inviting the viewer to a participatory and contemplative experience through the act of visual tracking
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
November Moon, 2024 - Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting with Trees in Green
By Richard Ballinger
Located in Kingsclere, GB
taking risks — might be seen as a perfect metaphor for the explorative act of painting itself
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Day of Confessions. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
of anticipation or completion of an important conversation, an act of recognition that requires
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memory of Water
Located in Santa Fe, NM
of the threads is an act of rewinding time. A going back to 'origin'.
The threads become the lines I
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Yarn, Wood, Wax
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