This Is Not a Dream

The video revolution of the 1970s offered unprecedented access to the moving image for artists and performers. This Is Not a Dream explores the legacies of this revolution and its continued impact on contemporary art and performance. Charting a path across four decades of avant-garde experiment and radical escapism, This Is Not a Dream traces the influences of Andy Warhol, John Waters and Jack Smith to the perverted frontiers of YouTube and Chatroulette, taking in subverted talk shows and soap operas, streetwalker fashions and glittery magic penises along the way.

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Forman vs. Forman

Forman vs. Forman

2019

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

2017

The Second Largest Minority

The Second Largest Minority

1968

Gay and Proud

Gay and Proud

1970

The Colour of His Hair

The Colour of His Hair

2017

Crumb

Crumb

1994

Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

2002

Art City 1 Making It in Manhattan

Art City 1 Making It in Manhattan

1996

T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s

T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s

2013

Brutal

Brutal

1980

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

Guernica: El último exiliado

Guernica: El último exiliado

2022

Taipeilove*

Taipeilove*

2019

Passing

Passing

2015

Cicerone

Cicerone

Parole de King!

2016

David Hockney: A Bigger Picture

David Hockney: A Bigger Picture

2009

Volte-face

Volte-face

2020

Video: The New Wave

Video: The New Wave

1975

Aux arts et caetera : L'affaire Picasso

Aux arts et caetera : L'affaire Picasso

2023