Cruising – Intergenerational Bridges and Labyrinthine Journeys.

art by Slava Mogutin
Throughout gay and queer history, cruising has served as both refuge and rebellion, a site where marginalized identities find expression through their bodies, recognition, and belonging.
Despite its precarious visibility, cruising has carried through generations, shaped by shifting social, political, and technological landscapes. Our exhibition Cruising positions this practice not merely as a sexual or social encounter but as a rich cultural and political tradition. Through painting, photography, video, text, sound, performance, and immersive environments, the exhibition charts how cruising has navigated public space, adapted through digital realms, and resisted dominant narratives.
Our exhibition explores CRUISING as a refuge and a form of rebellion for marginalized identities, offering spaces for expression and belonging.
Instinct#19 showcases diverse queer artists, amplifying their voices and the legacy of erotic queer art through painting, photography, video, sound, and immersive environments. Explore how cruising navigates public spaces and digital realms, resisting dominant narratives.
Intergenerational Bridges and Labyrinthine Journeys
At its heart, Cruising Through Time reflects on how connection, desire, and community are transmitted and transformed across generations. This show pays homage to practices often obscured or erased, reclaiming them as sites of learning, pleasure, and power.
instinct #19
Opening
Thursday, August 21th
18:00 -22:00
__ Artists
Adrian+Shane
melanie bonajo
Sergio Bonilla
Alex Booth
Benjamin Busch
Coy Chap
Teo Clavero
Philip Cooper
Jean-Ulrick Désert
Martin Dieudonné
M. Dübelt & J. Marx
Carlos Enfedaque
Jens Franke
Mustafa Fouad
Ollie Gandul
Jimmy Gustafsson
Mike D’hondt
Victor Luque
Lazare Lazarus
Marc Martin
Souleyman Messalti
Slava Mogutin
Reeza Monfared
oat montien
Gregorio Ortega Coto
Orest
Andreas Pasqualini
Gio Black Peter
Kristijan Radakovic
Juan Salvador
Lukas Städler
Shade
Léolo Victor-Pujebet
Daniele Walker
Brad Welch
jona wolf
__ Short Film Loop
Antonio da Silva
Brian Fairbairn & Karl Eccleston
Pascale Espinosa
Yann Gonzalez
Slava Mogutin
Susanne Oberbeck
__ thank you to the
Schwules Museum Berlin
__ Curation Team
Eric LeRouge
with the collaboration of
Sebastián Arcos
Pierre Emö
Opening
Thursday 21 August - 18:00 -22:00
__ opening performances by
Life Drawing by Martin Dieudonné - 19:00
BODYHACKING by Trangels Productions (Blumenatrix & Luxifera) - 20:30
__ curatorial tour Saturday 23/08 - 17:00
by Eric LeRouge, Sebastián Arcos, and Pierre Emö
__ Folsom weekend program
__ open Fr / Sat / Sun 14:00 - 18:00
__ screening Friday 29/08 - 19:00
Kosta Karakashyan
Henry Baker
Maša Zia Lenárdič & Anja Wutej
Adam Baran Gerard X Reyes & Poppy Sanchez
Yann Gonzalez
__ loop
Yann Gonzalez
Antonio da Silva
Alex Booth
Brian Fairbairn & Karl Eccleston
Pascale Espinosa
Susanne Oberbeck & Slava Mogutin
__ naked reading Saturday 30/08 - 17:00
Alexander Cheves
Nils Phillips Dommert
Felipe Petik
__ curatorial tour Sunday 31/08 - 15:00
Eric LeRouge
Sebastián Arcos
Pierre Emö
°° all events are free of charge