Queer the Pier Exhibition, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Title: Queer the Pier Exhibition, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 2020 - 2022
Publisher: Queer in Brighton
Contributor: E-J Scott
Format: JPEG
Type: Museum Exhibition
Creator: E-J Scott
Spatial Coverage: Brighton Palace Pier
Language: English
Rights Holder: Queer in Brighton
Rights: Brighton Museum & Art Gallery; Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Alternative Title: Queer the Pier Exhibition

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.

Subject: hidden history; queer past; Queer In Brighton; Queer the Pier; Community exhibition; Brighton Museum; Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

Queer the Pier Exhibition

Queer the Pier Exhibition, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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