Super Funland Journey into the Erotic Carnival - Uncover the carnival's bacchanalian origins and licentious evolution across pre-industrial Europe and the great World's Fairs of the 20th century. History gives way to an immersive installation of thirteen unique amusements created by an internationally renowned team of artists and designers, reimagining the carnival in all its decadent joy and carnality for a contemporary audience. Punk Lust Raw Provocation 1971-1985 - Over 350 artifacts from more than 50 lenders, including ephemera, original artworks, film, and garments worn by punk legends—set within an immersive installation and soundscape. STAG The Illicit Origins of Pornographic Film - A showcase of over 30 films that demonstrate major thematic trends and transformations in the history of the early pornographic film industry. James Bidgood Reveries explores the impact of Bidgood's challenging work on not only gay art history but gay history itself. Alongside his remarkable photographs, the exhibition brings together a variety of ephemera from Bidgood's extraordinary life. Mariette Pathy Allen Rites of Passage 1978-2006 - A focus on Allen's four-decade career documenting the spectrum of gender expression, highlighting a time before the internet when ephemeral newsletters and magazines were essential lifelines and there were few safe spaces to be out.
