Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation is an exhibition curated by theONE Archives at the USC Libraries which will run run August 22 through November 23, 2024 at USC’s Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California University Park Campus, 823 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90089. The exhibition will be part of the ambitious Pacific Standard Time, the massive regional arts collaboration that debuted in 2012. The
According to O.T.O. ‘s OHO Hymenaeus Beta, the O.T.O. Archives provided the exhibit with a loan four Cameron drawings from the Songs for the Witch Woman series, and London’s Warburg Institute sent over several of Lady Freida Harris’ paintings for the Thoth Tarot deck – Atu XI – Lust, Atu XX – The Aeon and one of the variant versions of Atu I – The Magus that did not make it into the final deck.
The posted description of the exhibit says:
“Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation considers the importance of science fiction fandom and occult interests to 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 LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation reveals how artists, scientists, and visionary thinkers like Kenneth Anger, Lisa Ben, Margaret Brundage, Marjorie Cameron, Morris Scott Dollens, Renate Druks, Curtis Harrington, and Jim Kepner worked together to envision and create a world of their own making through films, photographs, music, illustrations, costumes, and writing. Programming includes film screenings, panel discussions, and a Halloween cosplay event.”
https://pst.art/en/exhibitions/sci-fi-magick-queer-la
