‘The Force of Fantasy’

Presented by Socially Engaged Art Salon (SEAS)
Curated by Ricardo Reverón Blanco

[…] fantasy is not equated with what is not real, but rather with what is not yet real.”

Gil Mualem-Doron – The Couple

Taking Judith Butler’s essay ‘The Force of Fantasy: Feminism, Mapplethorpe, and Discursive Excess’ as a starting point, this exhibition proposes that fantasy is a powerful tool to not only imagine alternative futures but to manifest them by looking beyond convention. The Force of Fantasy will enter the extraordinary as a means to open up dialogues about gender, sexuality, race, class, and critique our pervasive social hierarchy. Are you prepared to look beyond convention with us?

Contributing artists

Noraa James – Love in Yellow
  • Blast Theory
  • Cedar Lewisohn
  • Gil Mualem-Doron
  • Mitchell Moreno
  • Noraa James
  • Phoebe Boswell
  • Sam Moreno Alamein.

Curated by Ricardo Reverón Blanco.

Where to view the work

From 22nd March, 2021, you can view a selection of the work in the windows of The Ledward Centre’s building (next to the Library on Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE).

The whole exhibition may be viewed online on the SEAS website.

Exhibition promo film


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The Ledward Centre