A.L. Steiner and A.K. Burns Interview (2013)

Video interview with A.L. Steiner and A.K. Burns filmed Thursday, June 6, 2013. Community Action Center, a film by A.L. Steiner + A.K. Burns (2010) In this episode gallery director, Heyd Fontenot, speaks with the artists A. L. Steiner and A. K. Burns about their film, Community Action Center. In…

A.K. Burns: A SMEARY SPOT

Excerpt from Leslie-Lohman Museum’s newsletter AK BURNS: A SMEARY SPOT Sept 13-Oct 18 Participant Inc. 253 E Houston St, USA From September 13 – October 18, 2015, PARTICIPANT INC is proud to present A Smeary Spot, a solo exhibition by A.K. Burns including sculptural works and a multi-channel video installation…

Barbara Hammer – Lesbian Whale: Early Drawings and Paintings

Untitled 1, 1969. Courtesy of Barbara Hammer and Company Gallery. Barbara Hammer Lesbian Whale: Early Drawings and Paintings September 13 – October 11, 2015 Opening Reception: September 13, 6-8 pm Company Gallery 88 Eldridge Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10002, USA Barbara Hammer’s Lesbian Whale: Early Drawings and…

Racing Age by Angela Jimenez

Text: excerpt from Angela Jimenez’ newsletter Kickstarter project Racing Age by Angela Jimenez (2015) Racing Age is a documentary photography book about masters track & field athletes of retirement age and older. Angela Jimenez: ‘I’m working on my second book, Racing Age, a documentary series on fierce and amazing masters…

Mox Mäkelä’s Short Film at AVANT

The 12th edition of AVANT goes natural and approaches nature in various ways. Presenting three filmmakers poetic and or political take on Nature, environmental issues and our connection with Nature. Among the featured artists are Mox Mäkelä (Finland) who is primarily known as a conceptual artist, has for several years…

California to Host First National Queer Performing Arts Summit in August of 2016

Cross posting press release from Queer Cultural Center, California, USA First National Queer Performing Arts Summit in August of 2016 Co-presented by the Queer Cultural Center, California LGBT Arts Alliance, City of Oakland and Oakland School for the Arts. Lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the National…

Art Book: Romaine Brooks by Cassandra Langer

Romaine Brooks: A Life Langer, Cassandra (Author) Sep 2015. 290 p. Univ. of Wisconsin, hardcover, $26.95. (9780299298609). Univ. of Wisconsin, e-book, $15.95. (9780299298630). 759.13. [This new art book will available as of September 23, 2015 at Amazon and Barnes and Noble as well as on line from the University of…

ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE

Press release by Open Eye Gallery Lebo Leptie Phume Daveyton Johannesburg 2013 © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg and Yancey Richardson, New York. ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE 18 SEPTEMBER – 29 NOVEMBER 2015 Open Eye Gallery 19 Mann Island Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, UK Artist Talk: Tuesday 15 September, 6-8pm…

Light Work Artist-in-Residence Zanele Muholi

Press release by Light Work Join us for an artist talk by current Light Work Artist-in-Residence Zanele Muholi Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 7:30pm Light Work / Watson Theater, Robert B. Menschel Media Center, Syracuse University, NY, USA. A self-described “visual activist,” South African artist Zanele Muholi, has dedicated her…

Agnes Martin at Tate Modern

The Art Channel AKA independent art critiques and Londoners Grace Adam and Joshua White bring you a film of the Agnes Martin exhibition at Tate Modern including analysis of several major works. Agnes Martin (1912 – 2004) was an American expressionist painter who retreated from New York City to a…

Charlotte Haslund-Christensen: Who’s Next?

Press photo by Charlotte Haslund-Christensen, 2015. WHO’S NEXT? (portraits of LGBTQ People) by Danish artist Charlotte Haslund-Christensen is part of the group exhibition ‘LIGENU’ in front of the Danish parlament in Copenhagen, Denmark. The exhibitions runs through October 18. In 2009 Charlotte Haslund-Christensen photographed over 40 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual…

Feminine Moments – Call for Co-editors and Guest Writers

Promotional card by Feminine Moments   Call for Co-editors and Guest Writers The amount of amazing queer and lesbian feminist art and arts events around the world which could be presented at Feminine Moments’ art blog is so much bigger than it was just five years ago and I am…

fCU (Feminist Curators United)

fCU (Feminist Curators United) is a network of curators and scholars dedicated to developing feminist curatorial practice through the sharing of ideas and resources, with programs encompassing public events, publications, and mentorships. It was founded in 2014 by Maura Reilly, Helena Reckitt & Lara Perry.

Tamara de Lempicka an Underrated Master of the Roaring Twenties

BBC Documentary (2004) About Tamara de Lempicka Bisexual painter Tamara de Lempicka’s works fetch millions of dollars but art historians have problems taking her art deco paintings seriously. In this nice BBC program made in 2004 the host Andrew Graham Dixon tells the story about the painter’s life. New Retrospective…

Civil Partnerships? Queer and Feminist Curating: Conference Video Recordings (2012)

Civil Partnerships? Queer and feminist curating at Tate Modern, London, 2012 – Part 1: Welcome and Maura Reilly, Toward a Curatorial Activism. Civil Partnerships? Queer and feminist curating – Part 2: Panel One, Queer Visual Strategies. FAG: Feminist Art Gallery, Toronto, Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue CAN’T/WON’T, Lisa Metherell, Queer…

Zanele Muholi: Artist Talk and Exhibition in Sweden

Artist Talk The Hasselblad Foundation is hosting an artist talk by South African queer photographer, artist and activist, Zanele Muholi. The event will take place on September 2, at the City Library on Götaplatsen in Göteborg, Sweden. The conversation will continue with an open lecture on September 3 at Valand…