Cruising the Painted Landscape

The exhibition “Cruising the Painted Landscape” explores the intersection of queer culture and art by “cruising” our way through the cultural landscape. Created by students from the University of Art and Design Linz under the direction of Dimitrios Mavroudis, the exhibition explores the connection between identity, body image and the reclamation of urban spaces. Visitors to the exhibition space are invited to let their eyes wander and take a look.

Cruising the Painted Landscape

11.6.2024 – 16.06.2024

Opening: 11.6.2024, 18:00h

An exhibition with students from the Painting & Graphics Department of the University of Art and Design Linz.

Cruising is commonly understood as the search for sexual encounters in public spaces, often discreetly and anonymously. It is an integral part of queer culture and serves as a means of finding intimacy outside of traditional social structures. Through cruising, which was long criminalised, queer people are claiming urban and digital spaces and questioning heteronormative assumptions.

The exhibition “Cruising the Painted Landscape” explores the intersection of queer culture and art by “cruising” our way through the cultural landscape. Created by students from the University of Art and Design Linz under the direction of Dimitrios Mavroudis, the exhibition explores the connection between identity, body image and the reclamation of urban spaces. Visitors to the exhibition space are invited to let their eyes wander and take a look.

Participating artists:

Margaryta Plakhtiienko

Emil Klostermann

Katya Ovechkina

Nino Akhobadze

Anna Zoglauer

Judy Fugoso

Mia Matsune

Zahra Safari

Salim Meier

Alissa Kail

Project supervision Dimitrios Mavroudis