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\"I'llLEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014\u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror,\u201d Morlan Gallery\u2019s exhibition opening Oct. 25, reveals Lexington\u2019s historically rich, vibrant and fairly secretive gay culture. Referencing the well-known Velvet Underground song, \u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror\u201d depicts the story of the town\u2019s drag queens, sexual outlaws and gender-bending guerilla artists from the turn of the twentieth century right up to present day through the work of contemporary visual artists.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror\u201d was curated by Lexington-based artist Robert Morgan, who as a child of the 1960s met people who had identified as gay in the early part of the twentieth century. \u201cI was mesmerized by the tales from their lives and was given loving advice and guidance as I began my life\u2019s adventure as a gay kid from Kentucky on his way into a new century,\u201d explained Morgan.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe exhibition explores the flamboyant local lore of days gone by, including ghost stories from the Thomas January House on Lexington\u2019s West Second Street; cross-dressing civil war hero Sue Mundy who, at John Hunt Morgan\u2019s death, took over Morgan\u2019s Raiders and became a legend; and images of the colorful and much loved Sweet Evening Breeze, Lexington\u2019s 1950s version of RuPaul.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn \u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror,\u201d Morgan creates a nexus between the historical gay Old South of the twentieth century and the political activism of the twenty-first century. The show celebrates the rebirth of the gay community with young visual artists who have a new way of seeing, as well as artists in their 60s who experienced the sexual revolution of the 1960s, the gay liberation movement of the 1970s, the excesses of the 1980s and the devastation of AIDS in the 1990s.\n<\/p>\n

\nMany of the exhibition\u2019s historic photographs come from Morgan\u2019s private collection. He started accumulating ephemera, photographs and stories when he was a teenager.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI was always a collecting type, but I did it for my own amusement. We never seem to know we are making history when we are living it,\u201d says Morgan, who took cues from mentors who expressed the importance of valuing items from gay culture.\n<\/p>\n

\nAn accomplished artist himself, Morgan creates sculptures from lost and discarded items, reassembling them into shiny new sculptures in sumptuous hues. In this new exhibition, \u201cMorgan brings to light the lost years of Lexington\u2019s gay community, imbuing the people, stories and artifacts with dignity,\u201d says Morlan Gallery Director Andrea Fisher.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Morlan Gallery is hosting two lectures related to the exhibition. The lectures and the exhibition are free and open to the public.\n<\/p>\n

\nOn Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m., Jackson E. Schad will discuss his experience of being \u201cborn a new person in a new state\u201d and how Kentucky has influenced and supported his gender assignment. His talk, \u201cJackson E. Schad: Transkentuckian,\u201d will be in the Coleman Recital Hall in Transylvania\u2019s Mitchell Fine Arts Center.\n<\/p>\n

\nOn Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 12:30 p.m., Morgan will discuss the process of curating and assembling the exhibition, as well as his joy in sharing the fascinating history of Lexington\u2019s LGBTQ* community in \u201cThe Curator’s Perspective.\u201d Morgan will speak in the Morlan Gallery in Transylvania\u2019s Mitchell Fine Arts Center.\n<\/p>\n

\nInstitute 193, a Lexington gallery that champions Southern contemporary artists with exhibitions, performances and publication opportunities, is creating a catalog for \u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror.\u201d The book and the exhibition were funded by a grant from Just Fund KY, a human rights organization based in the Commonwealth. The book will be available at Institute 193, SQecial Media and the Morlan Gallery at a price that promises the images will be widely distributed.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror\u201d opens Friday, Oct. 25, and runs through Monday, Nov. 25. There is a reception for the artists on Friday, Oct. 25, from 5\u20138 p.m. and a Lexington Gallery Hop reception on Friday, Nov. 15, from 5\u20138 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Morlan Gallery is located on the main level of the Mitchell Fine Arts Center on Transylvania University\u2019s historic campus. Gallery hours are weekdays 12\u20135 p.m. and by special appointment. Contact gallery director Andrea Fisher at 859-233-8142 for special arrangements. Information on this exhibition and the 2013-14 schedule can be found at www.transy.edu\/morlan<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014\u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror,\u201d Morlan Gallery\u2019s exhibition opening Oct. 25, reveals Lexington\u2019s historically rich, vibrant and fairly secretive gay culture. Referencing the well-known Velvet Underground song, \u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror\u201d depicts the story of the town\u2019s drag queens, sexual outlaws and gender-bending guerilla artists from the turn of the twentieth century right up to present day through the work of contemporary visual artists. \u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror\u201d was curated by Lexington-based artist Robert Morgan, who as a child of the 1960s met people who had identified as gay in the early part of the twentieth century. \u201cI was mesmerized by the tales from their lives and was given loving advice and guidance as I began my life\u2019s adventure as a gay kid from Kentucky on his way into a new century,\u201d explained Morgan. The exhibition explores the flamboyant local lore of days gone by, including ghost stories from the Thomas January House on Lexington\u2019s West Second Street; cross-dressing civil war hero Sue Mundy who, at John Hunt Morgan\u2019s death, took over Morgan\u2019s Raiders and became a legend; and images of the colorful and much loved Sweet Evening Breeze, Lexington\u2019s 1950s version of RuPaul. In \u201cI\u2019ll Be Your Mirror,\u201d Morgan creates a nexus between the historical gay Old South of the twentieth century and the political activism of the twenty-first century. The show celebrates the rebirth of the gay community with young visual artists who have a new way of<\/p>\n

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