For Your Pleasure: 15 Years of DuoVision is an exhibition using photography and film to reflect on and celebrate the fledgling queer club culture of the 90s in the UK, curated by guest curators DuoVision, and supported by Homotopia.
“Once upon a time there were cities where squats were legal, rents affordable and old nightclubs sat empty. In these recession-hit places, kids from mixed backgrounds played and created together. Music was made, clubs were formed, boundaries were broken and great times were had. This was the UK in the early 1990s.’’ – DuoVision, guest curators.
At a time when Section 28, a law introduced by Margaret Thatcher, made it criminal for local authorities and schools to ‘promote’ homosexuality, silencing the voices of queer people while the AIDS crisis tore through communities, queer people still danced, loved and came together to be themselves.
For this exhibition, Open Eye Gallery worked with guest curators, DuoVision (Martin Green & James Lawler). Club culture was an integral and informative part of DuoVision’s world, as Martin Green is also a DJ and ran the influential 90s club Smashing. James Lawler also avidly frequented clubs in London and the North West. In this exhibition, DuoVision wanted to celebrate their dancefloor roots by exploring memories from the community they helped to build. The show includes photography by Marc Vallée, Jon Shard, Donald Milne, David Swindells and a film by Tim Brunsden, reflecting on DuoVision’s practice, commissioned by Open Eye Gallery.
Proudly supported by Homotopia.
The exhibition launches on Thursday 30 January 2025 with a free event for all from 6pm – 8pm, reserve your ticket here.
Event Date: Thursday 30th January 2025 - Sunday 9th March 2025
Location: Open Eye Gallery, 19 Mann Island, L3 1BP
Categories: Photography
Contact Details: Open Eye Gallery
