Feminine Moments' newsletter - Lesbian Imagery + Visibility

Edited by Birthe Havmoeller

Dear Reader,

April 26, 2021 was "Lesbian Visibility Day". DIVA Magazine and other organisers around the world have made this week Lesbian Visibility Week. In this issue #103 of my newsletter, I am happy to share some videos about JEB's old photography book Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians (1979) which has been reprinted in March 2021 by Anthology Editions.

Censorship is the trend at the moment. I send my thanks to Jannica Honey for sharing her story about censorship of the female body on Instagram (see her essay below) with us. I know that many lesbian and queer women artists who are making images of the body are being censored on social media. I hope this will change soon and pray to the Divine Feminine, we need a more open-minded world now!

Artist Book

JEB - Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians

Video (00:56): a very fast leaf through 'Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians' by JEB (Joan E. Biren).

The book was reprinted in March 2021 by Anthology Editions. Read more.

EYE TO EYE: PORTRAITS OF LESBIANS: JEB in conversation with Alison Bechdel

Video (1:09:28): A virtual author conversation with JEB (Joan E. Biren) and Alison Bechdel. The two authors will be discussing JEB's book Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians (from 1979), republished in March 2021. Read more.

JEB & Sarah Schulman

Video (59:22): JEB (Joan E. Biren) and Sarah Schulman in conversation about JEB's first book 'Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians'. Read more.

Essay

Instagram Censors Artworks Showing the Female Body

Text and photos by guest blogger, photographer Jannica Honey.

The first strike happened in 2016. My pregnant friend was immediately removed and a 30 days ban was put in place on my Instagram account. ... Read more.

Lectures and Videos

Sharon Hayes in Conversation with Jennifer González

Video (1:30:53): Sharon Hayes in conversation with Jennifer González about her creative practice which includes video, performance and installation. Read more.

Art+Feminism Special Guest: MariNaomi

Video (58:55): highligting underrepresented cartoonists, MariNaomi founded and maintains the Cartoonists of Color, Queer Cartoonists and Disabled Cartoonists databases. In this event MariNaomi is in conversation with and Caitlin McGurk. Read more.

Tangled Art Talks: Persimmon Blackbridge

Video (11:22): Tangled Art Talks by Persimmon Blackbridge is a video performance, a collaboration between Tangled Art + Disability and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Read more.

still from the video, copyright the videomaker

Jes Fan In Flux | Art21 "New York Close Up" (2019)

Video (7:09): Short film by Art21 about queer and transitioning artist Jes Fan's Recess artist residency in Brooklyn. (2019). Read more.

Exhibitions

HOPE & FEAR by Chalotte Haslund-Christensen

Video (4:08): teaser about HOPE & FEAR, a three-panel video installation by Charlotte Haslund-Christensen. The video work is on display as a part of the exhibition 'This World is White No Longer' at Museum der Moderne in Salzburg 24th April - 10th October 2021. Read more.

LAURA AGUILAR: Show and Tell

LAURA AGUILAR: Show and Tell, at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013, USA, FEB 06 - MAY 09, 2021. Read more.

Chitra Ganesh: A city will share her secrets if you know how to ask

'Chitra Ganesh: A city will share her secrets if you know how to ask' is a site specific installation for the facade of Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York - through October 18, 2021. Read more.

Love and kisses,

Birthe Havmoeller, editor of Feminine Moments

havmoeller@gmail.com