Hal Fischer, Gay Semiotics and other works
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- Tickets
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Free - Drop-in - no ticket required
- Dates and times
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15th Nov 2019 - 30th May 2020
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- Age
- All ages
This
exhibition will feature photographic works by American artist Hal Fischer, on
display for the first time in Scotland. Fischer (b.1950) photographed the gay
male culture of San Francisco in the later 1970s. The exhibition
will feature Gay Semiotics, along with two related
works: Boy-Friends and 18th near Castro St. x 24.
Fischer utilizes critical theory, text, and a
tongue-in-cheek approach to his subject. Gay
Semiotics, Boy-Friends and 18th near Castro St. x 24 are
related serial works that investigate urban gay life during the first decade of
gay liberation. Fischer’s work reflects a brief period of time
between the Stonewall uprising of 1969 and the early 1980s advent of
AIDS. It is a celebration of identity and community.
Since 1977—when the first exhibition of these works
took place in San Francisco— Gay Semiotics has been recognized as a
unique and pioneering analysis of a gay historical vernacular.
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