Title:
Queer the Pier Exhibition, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Date:
2020 - 2022
Publisher:
Queer in Brighton
Rights:
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Type:
Museum Exhibition
Creator:
E-J Scott
Format:
JPEG
Language:
English
Spatial Coverage:
Brighton Palace Pier
Alternative Title:
Queer the Pier Exhibition
Contributor:
E-J Scott
Rights Holder:
Queer in Brighton
Description:
The Queer the Pier exhibition was founded on the premise that Brighton and Hove's current reputation for creativity and inclusivity is founded on it's long history of LGBTIQ+ community artistry, protest and visibility. The community curatorial team therefore wanted to challenge the premise that "bed notch" proof was required to evidence the existence of a local LGBTIQ+ past. Using a postcard depicting Brighton Palace Pier, the exhibition opens by asking the viewer instead, to prove who WASN'T queer? The reverses the premise and makes it obvious the disproportionate levels of proof required by the queer community to have their existence recognised, as compared with the straight community.
Queer the Pier Exhibition
