Ruth Bernhard

Slideshow with nude photos by Ruth Bernhard (October 14, 1905 – December 18, 2006). Wikipedia reads about photographer Ruth Bernhard: “By the late-1920s, while living in Manhattan, Bernhard was heavily involved in the lesbian sub-culture of the artistic community, becoming friends with photographer Berenice Abbott and her lover, critic Elizabeth…

Agnes Martin: Innocence the Hard Way (2015)

Lecture by Nancy Princenthal at Tate Modern, 2015. On Wednesday 15th July 2015, Nancy Princenthal discussed American Painter Agnes Martin’s formative experiences, the development of her work, her spirituality and the range of lively non-mainstream art communities in which she lived. Nancy Princenthal, author of Agnes Martin: Her Art and…

Gallery Art Walks with Carrie Moyer

On the Domestic Front August 14 – October 25, 2015 Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art 26 Wooster Street New York, NY 10013, USA Guest docent tour: Carrie Moyer Sunday, October 11, 3pm Carrie Moyer is an artist and writer who co-founded one of the first lesbian public art…

Contemporary Talks: Deborah Kass (2014)

Contemporary Talks: Deborah Kass (2014). Art Relish Atlanta Visual Art’s description of the above video reads: ‘Painter Deborah Kass uses appropriation as her primary mode of working. She is known for applying Andy Warhol’s technical and stylistic language to subjects that examine her own personal and cultural interests, including ethnicity,…

Leslie-Lohman Museum’s Speakers Series

Press release (excerpt) from Leslie-Lohman’s Weekly eDigest We are proud to announce the upcoming schedule of events for the 2015-2016 the Leslie-Lohman Speakers Series. This ongoing series of lectures will focus on creating an environment and opportunity for studio based artists to interact with a public audience of diverse backgrounds,…

Artist Interview With Deborah Kass (2014)

Artnet interview with Deborah Kass, 2014. In the interview they talk about Deborah Kass‘s career and creative practice, dealing with race, gender, feminism, queer and Jewishness and Deborah’s retrospective Deborah Kass: Before and Happily Ever After at The Andy Warhol Museum (2012), an exhibition, featuring approximately 75 works, which showcases…

Artwork by Maya Chowdhry

Visual Art at GFEST 2015

The 8th GFEST – Gaywise FESTival runs Monday 9 – Saturday 21 November 2015 at venues across London. The festival is an annual platform for LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) artists and organisations. The GFEST 2015 programme was launched at K&L Gates office in Central London on…

Nothing But Light by Anastasia Kuba

“Nothing But Light” by Anastasia Kuba

Text and artworks by Anastasia Kuba Photograph from the series ‘Nothing But Light’ by Anastasia Kuba, 2015 Artist Statement by Anastasia Kuba Anastasia Kuba: ‘“Nothing But Light” explores concepts of boundaries,vulnerability, and consent. We all experience the world through our bodies. The body is the easiest target for disrespect, worship,…

Honey Lee Cottrell (1946-2015)

Obituary: Honey Lee Cottrell (1946–2015)

Media release distributed by Gerard Koskovich, San Francisco, Sept. 24, 2015. Below: Honey Lee Cottrell. Photo courtesy of Brenda J. Marston. Honey Lee Cottrell (1946–2015): Lesbian Photographer, Filmmaker and Pioneer of Women’s Erotica, Dies at Age 69 Honey Lee Cottrell, a visionary photographer and filmmaker who pioneered lesbian erotica in…

Dear Nemesis, Nicole Eisenman 1993–2013

Dear Nemesis, Nicole Eisenman 1993-2013 (Jan 24, 2014 – Apr 13, 2014) is organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Kelly Shindler, associate curator. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Organised at Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania by assistant curator Kate Kraczon: Nicole Eisenman: Dear Nemesis:…