Wh0r3s 4eva
Brianna Curtis; Despo Debby; Tatjana Barbarella Karpinski x Adelaide Asterix; Hole Money; iwant2punishyou; Jacinta Larcombe; Juniper Flemming; Karmalæon; MV Pask AKA Queenie Bon Bon; Rosalina Ngala; Salem Serene x Nisa East; Tallulahsrash; Venus Lu$t Vegas; Zahra Stardust
Curated by Katie Winten
Gallery 1
Roomsheet
Pleasers, body stockings, diamontes, impulse body spray. Condoms, dental dams, black gloves, dildos. Foot worship. Worship us. Sluts snacking. Sluts are bored. It’s labour, it’s hard, you’re hard and we like it - we get money. We love money. We want it bad. Hookers against ankle monitors. Hookers near you want dead cops now! Hot, kinky pros want their passionate rights by night. Decriminalisation makes us wet! If you like steamy consensual encounters, help us realise our naughty fantasies today and abolish the state! While the system sets an example of our punishment, we speak to each other in symbols, in codes, through our perfect set of pointy acrylic nails. We spot each other in elevators, in hotels, carrying piles of towels. Our roller bags roar down city streets and we clock each other in all those spots where you know you can pick up a client. We create our own identity. Legacies of stripper-spite re-invented as High Art. Dumb baby. Mommy. Spin me. I’m waiting. Don’t be shocked, be impressed. Take us seriously, we’re fucking serious.
Wh0r3s 4eva is an exhibition of experimental art by sex workers and allies. Responding to the frequent erasure, censorship and deplatforming of sex workers, this exhibition celebrates the creativity, innovation and perseverance of sex workers who continue to make and show work on instagram, in alleyways, in film festivals, in museums and galleries across the world, in zines, on Onlyfans, Locanto and Backpage.
With thanks to: Remi Todarello, EO Gill, Mikaela Sassine, Grace Dunn, Nadia Rebello
Made possible with support by: Club Chrome, Show Us Ya Tips, Queenie Bon Bon, The Bearded Tit