Sunday at Fisher

Spend a day at Fisher and enjoy engaging activities inspired by our special exhibition Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A.: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation. Get the chance to explore the galleries, create art, and hear from a dynamic panel discussing the themes of the exhibition. Admission is free, all are welcome, and all materials will be provided.

About the exhibition:

Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A.: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation considers the importance of science fiction fandom and occult interests to U.S. LGBTQ history. Science fiction and occult communities helped pave the way for the LGBTQ movement by providing a place for individuals to meet and imagine spaces less restricted by societal norms. The exhibition focuses on Los Angeles from the late 1930s through 1960s and looks both forward and backward to follow the lives of writers, publishers, and early sci-fi enthusiasts, including progressive communities such as the LA Science Fantasy Society, the Ordo Templi Orientis at the Agape Lodge, and ONE Inc. Spanning fandom, aerospace research, queer history, and the occult, Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A. reveals how artists, scientists, and visionary thinkers like Jim Kepner, Lisa Ben, Margaret Brundage, Morris Scott Dollens, Marjorie Cameron, Renate Druks, Curtis Harrington, and Kenneth Anger worked together to envision and create a world of their own making through films, photographs, music, illustrations, costumes, and writing.

Image: Artist Unknown, Space Backdrop, 1961, Acrylic on fabric, 20 x 60 ft (609.6 x 1828.8 cm). The Marciano Art Foundation, Los Angeles.

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