1940: Based on a True Story 2025

when: 29 May 2025 - 14 June 2025 | | cost: Free | address: 8 15/19 Boundary St Darlinghurst NSW 2010 | website: https://mcontemp.com/exhibition/todd-fuller-based-on-a-true-story/

published: 03 Jun 2025, 5 min read

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1940-Based on a True Story is a speculative history piece focusing on two men who may have been same-sex lovers during World War II.

While the evidence around this pair is inconclusive, diary entries and other primary materials suggest a special relationship between a young Australian pilot who died in the Battle of Britain and his older male guardian, who sponsored his aeronautical training after bringing him to England.

This piece also highlights the obscured nature of queer history - a consequence of homosexuality historically being illegal, often leading to the erasure of evidence. The elevation of queer history has been an important objective in my practice, aiming to challenge dominant narratives and honouring the lives and relationships of LGBTIQ Australians who were forced into the shadows.

Artist Todd Fuller explains: 'In my hand-drawn animation practice, I embrace the imperfections and traces left by the animation process, allowing the medium's remnants to echo uncertainty and suggest gaps in historical narratives. Through this work, I aim to mobilise whispers of a past, inviting viewers to engage with the spaces between known facts and imagined realities.'

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1940: Based on a True Story 2025 | What's on in Darlinghurst

1940: Based on a True Story 2025 is on 29 May 2025 - 14 June 2025. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Darlinghurst. Call +61 2 7813 0420 for details. Visit their website at https://mcontemp.com/exhibition/todd-fuller-based-on-a-true-story/.

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Event Details

what: 1940: Based on a True Story 2025
when: 29 May 2025 - 14 June 2025
phone: +61 2 7813 0420
city/suburb: Darlinghurst NSW
All start time/end time: Thursday 29 May from 9am to 5pm | Friday 30 May from 9am to 5pm | Saturday 31 May from 10am to 4pm | Monday 2 June from 9am to 5pm | Tuesday 3 June from 9am to 5pm | Wednesday 4 June from 9am to 5pm | Thursday 5 June from 9am to 5pm | Friday 6 June from 9am to 5pm | Saturday 7 June from 10am to 4pm | Monday 9 June from 9am to 5pm | Tuesday 10 June from 9am to 5pm | Wednesday 11 June from 9am to 5pm | Thursday 12 June from 9am to 5pm | Friday 13 June from 9am to 5pm | Saturday 14 June from 10am to 4pm

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