Queer stories… and queer silences

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McCrory, Adrien. (2022). Queer stories… and queer silences. History Australia. 19(3), pp. 596-598. https://doi.org/10.1080/14490854.2022.2103439
AuthorsMcCrory, Adrien
Abstract

Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection is an exhibition with lofty goals which is limited by the gallery’s own history. The 400 pieces in the exhibit are sourced entirely from the
National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) own collection, and the result is expansive. Taking my time walking through it, I spent nearly three hours exploring every room, and still needed a second visit to see everything. The exhibition utilises this huge array of material – paintings, sculptures, textiles, audio-visual displays, photographs, teapots and more – to explore the facets and forms of queerness through a series of themed rooms. There is a freedom in this approach: using the pre-existing collection to explore this theme creates a fascinating array of diverse works. However, the restrictions it creates are equally clear. The exhibit seems at some points to be attempting to cover everything, and yet it is marked by silences that come from sourcing queer history only from an institution that has its own complicated history of the representation of marginalised voices.

KeywordsArt criticism; exhibition; National Gallery of Victoria; LGBTQI+; Queerness; marginalised communities; art media
Year01 Jan 2022
JournalHistory Australia
Journal citation19 (3), pp. 596-598
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN1449-0854
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/14490854.2022.2103439
Web address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14490854.2022.2103439
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Page range596-598
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Publication dates
Print11 Aug 2022
Publication process dates
Deposited18 Oct 2024
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