Video (3:23): a short artist talk with lesbian cartoonist and graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel, 2014 MacArthur Fellow.
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Excerpt from CUNTemporary Newsletter FRINGE! QUEER FILM & ARTS FEST NOVEMBER 24-29, 2015 EAST LONDON, UK Fringe! is a not-for-profit film and arts festival rooted in London’s queer creative scene and welcoming everyone. From feature films to experimental art, workshops to interactive walks and wild parties, Fringe! Fest 2015 will…
The official trailer of The Surface Tensions Series, a short film trilogy written and directed by Liz Rosenfels. Film Premier: The Surface Tension Series 30. November, 2015, 7pm, Zeughauskino Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin This experimental trilogy by Liz Rosenfeld (Frida & Anita, HOCH, Die Neue Frau) tracks the interwoven stories…
This is a short clip from the film ‘SINK OR SWIM’ (1990, 48min.16mm) by New York-based filmmaker Su Friedrich. [The copyright of the video above remains with the original holder and it is used here for the purpose of education, comparison and criticism only.] Related link Su Friedrich at Wikipedia…
Video (40:41): lecture “Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females — How Art is a Catalyst for Gender Justice Against Bullying and Bigotry” by artist Linda Stein. The video was recorded at International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN,”The 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the UN: Developing Initiatives to Promote Cultural…
CUNY-TV “Arts in the City”: interview with artist and activist Linda Stein, (2014). Gender justice exhibition ‘THE FLUIDITY OF GENDER: SCULPTURE BY LINDA STEIN’ features sculptures and wearable art such as armor and ‘bully proof vests’ in order to start a conversation about bravery. The travelling exhibition is on display…
LOOKING FOR JIRO ONUMA; part 1: history and research. LOOKING FOR JIRO ONUMA: Queer Perspectives on Wartime Incarceration, a lecture, artist talk and screening by Professor Tina Takemoto of the California College of the Arts (2014). LOOKING FOR JIRO ONUMA; part 2: artist talk, film screening and question & answer…
Video (1:46:49): A recording by The New School of the a panel discussion of arts activists including Avram Finkelstein, Joy Episalla, Nancy Brooks Brody, Luis Carle and Tony Whitfield discussing the future of AIDS advocacy. The event commemorates the 25th Anniversary of Day With(out) Art with a keynote lecture by…
Can Wonder Woman Cra-ac-ck Gender Stereotypes? by American sculptor Linda Stein, USA. Linda Stein interviewed on NY1 by Stephanie Simon on 10/10/2014
Video (28:01): MEMOIRS OF BJORK-GEISHA, an intervension SF MOMA by professor Tina Takemoto, artist and associate professor of visual and critical studies at the California College of the Arts, USA (2014).
Flyer by Queer Art Bites Art, Creativ Activism and Discussions Organised by Queer Art Bites October 21, 2015, 7pm Venue: 54, Charteris Road, 4N 3AB, London, UK
Bell and Kenia are closing Heart of Art Gallery in Los Angeles due to harassments.
Gofundme project video by Heart of Art Gallery, 2015 Hello, we are Heart of Art (Gallery) and in 2012, the only all women run DIY art gallery in Los Angeles was born. Heart of Art’s Gallery is a safe space that nurtures a community who embraces the femininity and loving…
Press release by Brooklyn Museum Zanele Muholi (South African, born 1972). Faces and Phases installed at dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, Germany, 2012. (Photo: © Anders Sune) Brooklyn Museum Extends Zanele Muholi: Isibonelo/Evidence “Identity was used as a weapon, a tool for subjugation and oppression. Apartheid left a searing impression on Muholi,…
Queer Art Bites – a LGBTQIA+ Art and Culture Salon Using ‘queer’ as a term to focus attention on LGBTQIA+ art and culture, the Queer Art Bites salon will give insight to the infinite range of queer creative output. Queer Art Bites (QAB) – ‘RIP Pride special’ Wednesday, October 21,…
Performance and artist talk by American/Canadian artist Shelley Stefan, at Cassero LGBT center, Bologna, Italy. Recorded in 2015. Related Link B is for Butch by Shelley Stefan (2010).
Look Again. Photograph from the series Somnyama Ngonyama. Credit: Zanele Muholi/Yancey Richardson Gallery/Stevenson Gallery. Zanele Muholi featured in The New York Times Magazine Zanele Muholi’s Transformations – A photographer known for taking striking portraits of members of the black queer community in South Africa turns the camera on herself. By…
Artist talk recorded by Yale University Art Gallery, USA in 2014. About the above video: ‘Zanele Muholi speaks about her photographs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in South Africa and her efforts to increase awareness of and provide services to this community. She is joined by Lebo Mashifane,…
Excerpt from Leslie-Lohman Museum’s newsletter Queer/Art/Mentorship Program 2015 Opening Reception: Friday, October 16, 6-8 pm Exhibition Dates: October 17-18 & 24-25, 12-6 pm Screening: Friday, October 23, 6-8pm Queer/Art/Mentorshipp announces its second Annual Exhibition, to be held at the Prince St. Project Space programming administered by the Leslie-Lohman Museum of…
ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE 18 SEPTEMBER – 29 NOVEMBER 2015 Open Eye Gallery 19 Mann Island Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, UK. Related Link Press release about the exhibition ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE