An unapologetic protest and celebration, PRIDE brings Aboriginal queer visibility to the fore and highlights Ngarigo artist Peter Waples-Crowe’s dedication to community.
Working across drawing, collage, sculpture, and moving image, Waples-Crowe’s practice is primarily based on personal experiences and the exploration of multiple possible identities. Heavily used throughout his work are depictions of dingoes as a totemic figure and an analogy of survival for LGBTQIA2+ Indigenous outsiders. The exhibition includes the work of Waples-Crowe’s mentee artists: Alfred Lowe (Arrernte), Tyberius Larking (Mirning), and Jayda Wilson (Gugada, Wirangu).
Peter Waples-Crowe, Ngarigo Queen – Cloak of Queer Visibility, 2018, possum pelts, waxed linen thread, leather dyes, pokerwork, installation view, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Cloak-making adviser: Maree Clarke. Photograph: Andrew Curtis. © Peter Waples-Crowe/Copyright Agency, 2019, and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Courtesy the artist, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne and Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, South Australia
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental
2 September to 28 October 2023
South Australia
