Photography — 1988; 2020
Untitled #7 from the series 'Pretended' Family Relationships
Sunil Gupta’s series ‘Pretended’ Family Relationships (1988) consists of three-part photo-collages pairing colour portraits of interracial same-sex couples with lines of poetry by Gupta’s then partner Stephen Dodd and fragments of imagery taken at political protests against Clause 28. The title of the series is a reference to Thatcher’s controversial Clause 28, which prohibited local authorities from promoting “the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship”. This troubling clause had a far-reaching impact on LGBTQ communities from 1988 until its repeal in 2003, effectively legitimising homophobia, discrimination and marginalisation.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- 2021.42/1
- Object name:
- Untitled #7 from the series 'Pretended' Family Relationships
- Object type:
- photograph, inkjet print
- Artist/Maker:
- Gupta, Sunil
- Related people:
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- Related events:
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- Related places:
- London
- Production date:
- 1988; 2020
- Material:
- ink, paper
- Measurements/duration:
- 24 x 36 in, 61 x 94.1 cm (small surrounding paper border), H 764 mm, W 1118 mm (sheet size) (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Credit:
- —
- Copyright holder:
- Gupta, Sunil
- Image credit:
- © Sunil Gupta
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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