Events . When the Lights Come On: Queer Nightlife as Emergent Space
Thursday Jan 23rd 2025
Show 6:00 PM until 08:30 PM
When the Lights Come On: Queer Nightlife as Emergent Space
art opening with dj mary mackArt Opening
Brew House Association 711 S 21st St #210 Pittsburgh
All Ages
Opens this Thursday January 23rd, 6-8:30 PM at @brewhousearts (Southside, Pittsburgh)
@marymackprints and I will be playing records at the opening: disco, funk, post-punk & synth-pop. @truetpgh will be performing in between!
Photos behind the scenes of install featuring myself, @natalie___sweet
@hannah_turpin5 @dz_party_time. Plus we will be on the WQED podcast on Weds Jan 22, in conversation with Hannah, @woolspanx, myself & Emily of @wqed!
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Brew House Arts is excited to announce our newest exhibition, When the Lights Come On: Queer Nightlife as Emergent Space, curated by Hannah Turpin. Nightlife venues and events have historically provided necessary space for queer people to gather safely, to find joy in community, and to experience a temporary utopia away from the dangers of hate and oppression. Yet they also need to continually evolve in order to fit the needs of the moment and the needs of the community. When the Lights Come On looks at these gatherings as sites of communal adaptation and resilience, amplifying how radical love and pleasure are necessary for imagining a more liberated future.
When the Lights Come On brings together local, national, and international artists, representing a range of perspectives, and working across various materials, including textile and embroidery, projection, drawing, printmaking, and photography. Exhibited artists include Harrison Apple, Théo Bignon, Clint Fisher, Theodoor Grimes, Jules Malice, Amanda Pickler, Nica Ross, Janie Stamm, Mary Tremonte, True T Pittsburgh, Jimmy Wright, and huny young.
@hunyrocks @glitterpuppies @slimeslam @pickler_art @ggggrimes @mclintockwv @theo_bignon jimboalley
The show will be on view at the Brew House Gallery (711 S 21st St, #210) from January 23 to March 22, 2025, with an opening reception on January 23 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. The reception will also feature a performance by True T Pittsburgh.The reception is open to the public and free to attend. Our gallery hours are Thursdays from 2-7pm and Fridays and Saturdays from 11am-4pm.
Related Entities:
Brew House Association
Malzof
Mary Mack
Tags:
Art
Queer
Disco
Post-punk
Synth-pop