Steve and Cathy, 1986
Steve's record collection
painting the Khyber ballroom gallery
prepping Steve's Vinyl in the Khyber ballroom gallery
prepping for Steve's Vinyl in the Khyber ballroom gallery
prepping for Steve's Vinyl in the Khyber ballroom gallery
installation, Khyber ballroom gallery, vertical coloured stripes correspond to album cover art
installation, Khyber ballroom gallery, vertical coloured stripes correspond to album cover art
party-goers choose albums at Steve's Vinyl event
party-goers choose albums at Steve's Vinyl event
MC as Glenn Hughes from the Village People
party-goers leave their mark at Steve's Vinyl
party-goers leave their mark at Steve's Vinyl
party-goer with his album
each album stamped: From the Collection of Stephen Busby
later on at Steve's Vinyl...
later on at Steve's Vinyl...
The Steve’s Vinyl book (2013) documents this event.
Steve’s Vinyl was an art installation and performance giveaway of the nearly two-hundred albums left to me by my late brother, Steve Busby (1953-1993). It took place at the Khyber Centre for the Arts. Steve was a gay man who died of AIDS-related illness. I planned Steve’s Vinyl for Dec 3, 2011 to coincide with World AIDS Day.
I had kept these record albums in cardboard boxes, neither playing nor looking at them. After 18 years, I orchestrated this celebration to activate the albums, dispersing them and turning the weight of this collection into lightness. It was a tribute to Steve and his varied tastes in music, men, and identities.