Frosty Bear: Queer history at QWIEN

To kick off the Frosty Bear Weekend, the programme includes a joint visit to two exhibitions on queer history. ‘Evidence of Fornication’ uses confiscated love letters, photographs and personal mementoes to document the decades-long criminal prosecution of gay people in Austria.

The exhibition ‘Barbie and Ken are HIV-positive’ explores society’s attitude towards HIV and the associated prejudices. It centres on an art installation by Franz Wassermann from 1996. Visiting the exhibition together offers an opportunity to engage with queer history and discuss it.