Two major exhibitions by leading Australian artists, The Huxleys and Paul Yore, have opened at Carriageworks as part of Sydney Festival and Sydney WorldPride. The Huxleys’ largest exhibition to date, Bloodlines honours the legacy of legendary queer artists lost to HIV/AIDS whilst Paul Yore’s immersive installation, WORD MADE FLESH, imagines a queer alternative reality.

On display until 5 March, Bloodlines is a heartfelt tribute to LGBTQIA+ artists, including Leigh Bowery, Robert Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring and Sylvester, that continue to inspire the practices of The Huxleys and countless artists working today. Utilising the artists’ skills in costume design, performance and photography, the exhibition features large-scale photographic works and video art.

In partnership with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Carriageworks presents Paul Yore: WORD MADE FLESH, a major immersive architecturally-scaled installation. Originally commissioned by ACCA, the work comes to Sydney after its premiere in Melbourne last year, and is composed of makeshift structures, mixed media sculpture, found objects, collage and assemblage, paintings, video and pulsating sound and light. Conceived as a cacophonous and kaleidoscopic ‘gesamtkunstwerk,’ WORD MADE FLESH imagines a queer alternative reality, erected from the wasteland of the Anthropocene on display until 26 February.