Baltic Flour Mills gateshead

[tanama]

I've named changed for this as local to me

I haven't been here for a while but I went a few days ago. Felt it had gone downhill, the current exhibitions were a bit naff and they have changed the cafe which was overpriced. I quite like the shop but it is £££££ and the viewing platform was shut.

One exhibition was by Ad Minoliti who "uses feminist and queer theory to generate alternative interpretations of painting, design, architecture, art history and visual language" and featured giant cartoonish cats and wolves in silky dressing gowns which have me an AGP vibe.

Anyway, as you go into the lobby there are neon signs EVERYWHERE you look about hate crime, hit it won't be tolerated, etc etc, it then lists characteristics which hate crime can be based on and of course sex isn't on there but gender identity is.

It it just me who thinks that this is completely unnecessary?How much hate crime occurs exactly in a modern art gallery with an overpriced cafe mainly frequented by middle class types?? Or is this just virtue signally by the gallery trying to prove their woke credentials?

If you are someone who belongs to a minority group I think it would out you on edge and give you the impression that you are likely to face "hate" at every turn as you survey the pretentious art.

I wonder if the Harry miller case will mean we will see less of this.

I keep a stash of adult human female stickers in my bag for such an occasion.
They're in my period supplies box so noone will ever find them in a search.

Oh I actually ordered some I ❤️ JKR ones but lost them when I moved house

Honestly it's ridiculous. They ran a Drag children's storyline there recently.

Fucking annoying as the views are good and the okay area is canny but the TRA vibes do my head in.

Must get some stickers....

Play not okay

Why on earth would cats and wolves give you an agp vibe? Do you even know what agp (supposedly) is?

"Anyway, as you go into the lobby there are neon signs EVERYWHERE you look about hate crime, hit it won't be tolerated, etc etc, it then lists characteristics which hate crime can be based on and of course sex isn't on there but gender identity is."

Aaaaargh, this makes me so angry. If you're going to be threatening at least get the law right!!

I suspect blue that it was how the animals were portrayed that was the problem

Maybe the reason they've put those signs up is because people keep graffitiing the place up with stickers. What on earth makes you think it's ok to go sticking stuff all over museum exhibits. What childish behaviour.

Maybe in that case signs might need to mention not graffiti-ing...

Neon signs is a bit of a weird approach. Is it part of the art installation maybe?

The wolves and cats do have a "furries" vibe which I'm guessing was totally intentional from the artist.

baltic.art/hate-crime-policy

So they're just fine with sexism and misogyny? No surprise there.

But to be fair to Baltic, even the Home Office doesn't include biological sex in its hate crime info. Because obvs misogyny is too ingrained to be able to be policed.

Makes me think of the workhouse in Oliver Twist which had the commandments and texts painted all over the walls to indoctrinate the inmates.

Why on earth would cats and wolves give you an agp vibe? Do you even know what agp (supposedly) is?

Yes I do as I do frequent these boards but as I say I have name changed as this is local to me so may be outing.

They were adult sized wolf/cat costumes- like a football mascot, but with breasts, in a 70s style silk psychedelic dressing gown. Vibes were maybe more kinky/furries, reminded me of the wolf in little red riding hood dressing up as the grandma in a sort of sinister sexualised way. Apologies but that was the vibe I got.

To be fair to the Baltic, sexism and misogyny don't count as hate crimes in law. However, it doesn't surprise me at all that a modern art gallery is fully signed up to gender woo.

It is infuriating

@BlueberryCheezecake

Why on earth would cats and wolves give you an agp vibe? Do you even know what agp (supposedly) is?

Spend an hour randomly surfing deviantart and then ask this question.

All I'm learning here is there's literally nothing you lot won't try and blame on "AGP". If you meant it gave you a furry vibe, then say that. Not the same thing.

@BlueberryCheezecake well they both come under the same broad fetishistic umbrella to me

A poster writes that the whole vibe was off, misogynistic. Isn't the rule that if a person from a vulnerable group says something is wrong you should listen and learn ? Not try to distract, dismiss or justify

The Baltic is honestly an actual headfuck of a gallery. Modern art is obvs meant to be a bit left of the wall but Baltic turned that up to eleven and relish being "the Liberal north" and thinking they are trailblazing.

[quote tanama]@BlueberryCheezecake well they both come under the same broad fetishistic umbrella to me [/quote]
Translation: It's a Thing You Don't Like so you had to try and blame it on the nasty transes somehow

Wolves in silky dressing gowns lol. They can't help themselves can they?

Say what you see people.

In fairness they are always off their rockers. I saw a delightful instillation there that was a piece of black and yellow tape across the door, a sign saying 'closed for cleaning' and then a coke can on the floor.