The Air is Electric
The Air is Electric
Fri Feb 10 - Sun Mar 26
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Fri Feb 10 - Sun Mar 26
Fri Feb 10 - Sun Mar 26
David McDiarmid in America
Australian Queer Archives The Air is Electric is the first dedicated exhibition of iconic Australian queer artist David McDiarmid’s photographs.
In 1977 McDiarmid travelled to the United States, fresh from his solo exhibition Secret Love (Dec 1976), the first explicitly gay art exhibition in Australia, which had explored the gay kinship and social topography of Sydney.
During his travels in the United States, McDiarmid was constantly documenting his experiences in diary entries, correspondence, and photographs.
Through McDiarmid’s photographs we can start to understand the excitement of the liberatory activism and emergent gay community of the 1970s, and its influence on his creative practice.
Opening Hours:
10am to 5pm daily
The Gallery is wheelchair accessible with a ramp at the entry and a lift to floors above. Mobility parking spaces are available at the front and rear of the building.
The Bondi Pavilion has a café and restaurant. Toilets are also available at the venue.
