September 4 — December 7, 2018
AREA Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center
Macon Reed’s Eulogy For The Dyke Bar revisited the legacy and physical spaces of dyke and lesbian bars, an increasingly rare component of the gay and queer cultural landscape. Made of simple materials that unapologetically reveal the hand in their making, the installation included a bar, DYKE BAR neon sign, archival images from dyke bars around the country and from local Portland history, and silk-screened faux-wood paneling. As an interactive, community-centered space, the installation acknowledged the mass closing of dyke bars, asking a host of questions. The exhibit was organized in conjunction with USM Women and Gender Studies and Sociology Professor Wendy Chapkis and featured video and audio archives from Querying the Past: Maine LGBTQ Oral History Project.
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