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Queer Conversation with Macon Reed — Eulogy for the Dyke Bar at Sydney WorldPride

LOTL Season 6 Episode 1

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The National Art School, UNSW Galleries and Sydney WorldPride present Eulogy for the Dyke Bar, an immersive installation by American artist Macon Reed, accompanied by a series of public programs and community events. The work resurrects the atmosphere, aesthetics and cultural memory of historic dyke bars — spaces that once served as vital hubs for lesbian and queer communities, now disappearing from the urban landscape.

LOTL speaks with Macon Reed and Catherine Woolley, Curatorial & Public Engagement Officer at UNSW Galleries, about the significance of dyke bar culture, the research behind the installation, and the importance of preserving queer histories through art. Together, they explore how Eulogy for the Dyke Bar invites audiences to reflect on community, loss, resilience, and the spaces that shape queer identity.

Exhibition Details  
• Eulogy for the Dyke Bar  
• 16 February – 5 March 2023
• NAS Café, 156 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, Sydney
• Monday to Saturday, 11am – 5pm, plus evening public events
• Free admission


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