BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10231@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250130T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250309T000000 DTSTAMP:20250127T131852Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/open-eye-gallery-for-your-pleasu re-15-years-of-duovision/ SUMMARY:Open Eye Gallery: Open Eye Gallery: For Your Pleasure. 15 Years Of DuoVision DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n“Once upon a time there were cities where squ ats were legal\, rents affordable and old nightclubs sat empty. In these r ecession-hit places\, kids from mixed backgrounds played and created toget her. 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.\n\nAt a time when Section 28\, a law introduced by Margar et Thatcher\, made it criminal for local authorities and schools to ‘pro mote’ homosexuality\, silencing the voices of queer people while the AID S crisis tore through communities\, queer people still danced\, loved and came together to be themselves.\n\nFor 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 incl udes photography by Marc Vallée\, Jon Shard\, Donald Milne\, David Swinde lls and a film by Tim Brunsden\, reflecting on DuoVision’s practice\, co mmissioned by Open Eye Gallery.\n\nProudly supported by Homotopia.\n\nMart in Green &\; James Lawler\, guest curators\, DuoVision\, said:\n\nThe O pen Eye Gallery has always offered ourselves and other marginalised creati ves much needed support and advice. We are pleased to finally be collabora ting on this new exhibition which explores our own personal history and co nnections to UK club culture through two particular nightclubs\, Smashing and Flesh at The Hacienda. In recent years Queer culture has become seen a s a relevant subject for examination within gallery spaces\, and this exhi bition explores its roots as it manifested and developed on the dancefloor .\n\nAdrian Friedli\, Interim Executive Director\, Homotopia\, said:\n\nWi th this exhibition\, DuoVision takes the celebration of North West music f rom the 80s into the 90s. Having partnered with the fantastic DuoVision on The Holly Johnson Story\, currently on display at Museum of Liverpool unt il 27th July 2025\, Homotopia is delighted to support our long-term collab orators in this exciting and important project. An amazing show\, and a si gnificant event in marking the legacy of North West club and Queer culture .\n\nBronwyn Andrews\, exhibition assistant curator and creative producer\ , Open Eye Gallery\, said:\n\nFor Your Pleasure relishes queer club cultur e and its specific mode of existence as a refuge for queer expression. The queer club night’s haven-like quality – both in the 90s and today – allows for freedom of being\, movement and connection in a way the daytim e world could never.\n\nMartin and James of DuoVision are unique curators in that they are part of the community their practice represents. Building a network of artists\, musicians\, and designers over 30+ years\, they ha ve played no small role in creating safe\, creative spaces for queer peopl e to come together and express themselves. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/01/Image-by-Jon-Shard-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Exhibitions LOCATION:Open Eye Gallery\, Mann Island\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool\ , L3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.40423;-2.994412 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mann Island\, Liverpool Wat erfront\, Liverpool\, L3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=1 00;X-TITLE=Open Eye Gallery:geo:53.40423,-2.994412 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR