Opening reception at the Great Friends Meeting House
Scandalous Conduct: A Fairy Extravaganza is a multi-screen documentary musical video installation by Jason Tranchida & Matthew Lawrence. The project is about the 1919 Newport Sex Scandal, in which undercover Navy operatives seduced a group of queer characters known as the Ladies of Newport. The project uses abstract video, archival narratives, and musical recreations to tell a story of surveillance and homophobia just after the end of World War I.
Hours:
September 12–October 6*
Thursday through Sunday
12pm-4pm
Scandalous Conduct is free and open to the public. This event is recommennded for mature audiences.
*The installation will be open for one evening only on Saturday, September 21. The installation is open that day from 6:30-9:30pm, with an artist talk at 7:30pm
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