Transatlantic presents three works from early nineties New York that highlight the differing concerns and challenges amongst an increasingly public gay community.
Curated by Matt Carter (Distribution Manager, LUX) and Louise Chignac (Special Projects Manager, Cranford), this screening is the third in a series of events exploring lines of connection and points of dialogue between the LUX archive and the Cranford Collection.
This event is in partnership with DRAF, London, and takes place at DRAF Studio, a unique new space for performance, live events and education.
The starting point of the programme is Cranford Collection’s In The Shadow of Forward Motion (ITSOFOMO) by David Wojnarowicz and Ben Neill (1989–1992). Originally a performance, this highly personal work tackles head-on the physical and psychological effects of the AIDS crisis, extrapolating these concerns to a broader critique of American society.
Glenn Belverio’s Glennda and Camille Do Downtown sees the performance artist as his drag queen persona Glennda Orgasm with feminist scholar Camille Paglia intellectually (and humorously) ripping apart stereotypes and conventions beginning to calcify within the downtown scene.
Charles Lofton’s I Like Dreaming is a contemplation of cruising straight acting and appearing men on the subway, highlighting the taboos of homosexuality still deeply imbued within a public psyche.
London-based artist John Walter will explore some of the themes in the programme in relation to his research and current project, Alien Sex Club, which has been presented at Ambika P3, London and is part of Homotopia Festival, Liverpool.
The screening will be accompanied by drinks and DJ set from JONES.
