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Exhibitions

Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place

Experience the work of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon in this landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in The Fitzwilliam Museum's galleries.

A Room of One's Own. An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann

A Room of One's Own

Tue 28 January - Fri 4 April

Museum of Classical Archaeology

Mark Mann is a Norfolk-based artist who uses the seductive qualities of ceramics and textiles to explore queer identity self-expression. In this exhibition, inspired by the domestic interiors created by men in a time before the legalisation of homosexuality, floral prints, ceramic tiles and carefully curated upholstery weave through the casts, drawing out a history of queer censorship and public punishment. Together, the works use the visual language of interior decor, so often dismissed as mere window-dressing, to create a show which is equal parts beguiling and compelling.

The phrase 'a room of one's own' may have been popularised by Virginia Wolf, but the words were originally written by the writer Lytton Strachey in a love letter to the painter Dominic Grant, both members of the Bloomsbury set. These men yearned for a space which they could define on their own terms, away from the prying eyes of a hostile heteronormative world. In a time before the decriminalisation of homosexuality, domestic interiors were a canvas upon which queer individuals might curate their identity: domestic objects and decor offered a stage for queer self-expression.


'For this exhibition, I wanted to create a collection of works inspired by the bravery of the queer interior,' says Mark. 'The meaning for me is very much in the materials I use: I enjoy the idea that I use finely-crafted facades to conceal ugly realities within my design work.' The contrast between the soft furnishings and the hard histories they embody is deliberately disarming. As this exhibition shows, the classical body has long been a place for queer desire. But by bringing the classical home, Mark brings into focus how an aesthetic inspired and framed by the antique provided a locus for queer identity and visibility at this very particular juncture of queer history. And in this show, Mark's art ensures that history is no longer hidden behind closed doors.

Exhibition works are available for purchase through Gray Area Gallery.

Cost: Free

Enquiries and booking

No need to book.

Enquiries: Susanne Turner Website Email: museum@classics.cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223330402

Timing

In person

10:00am-5:00pm daily from Tuesday 28 January until Friday 4 April

All times

Tue 28 January 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 29 January 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 30 January 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 31 January 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 1 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 2 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 3 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 4 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 5 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 6 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 7 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 8 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 9 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 10 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 11 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 12 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
TodayThu 13 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 14 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 15 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 16 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 17 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 18 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 19 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 20 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 21 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 22 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 23 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 24 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 25 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 26 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 27 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 28 February 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 1 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 2 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 3 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 4 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 5 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 6 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 7 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 8 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 9 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 10 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 11 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 12 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 13 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 14 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 15 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 16 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 17 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 18 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 19 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 20 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 21 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 22 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 23 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 24 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 25 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 26 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 27 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 28 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat 29 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun 30 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Mon 31 March 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue 1 April 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed 2 April 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu 3 April 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri 4 April 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Venue

We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
Address: Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of Classics,
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 9DA
United Kingdom
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