The Children of Our Town

The Children of Our Town. A childrens’ book by artists Ethel Mars and Maud Hunt Squire. Verses by Carolyn Wells.
New York, ca. 1902.

MATCHMAKING IN THE ARCHIVE by E. G. Crichton

Video (1:06:37): E. G. Crichton in conversation with Alexandra Teixeira Riggs for a discussion of the book, Matchmaking in the Archive: 19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts by E. G. Crichton.

Art As Activism and Sea(see) by Jeanette Spicer

Video (56:48): This pride panel debate by Los Angeles Center of Photography is showcasing the impactful photographs by the queer artists Jeanette Spicer and Michael Young. Jeanette Spicer starts with a presentation of the erotic photographs from her book Sea(see).

Dawn Woolley: Consuming the Body: Capitalism, Social Media and Commodification

Video (44:22): Dawn Woolley’s artist talk is about her recently published book, Consuming the Body: Capitalism, Social Media and Commodification (2022). She also introduces the viewers to a number of her art projects including her series of annimated ‘Infomercials: 12 days of Christmas and 12 days of January’.

‘Dark Room’ – A Phyllis Christopher Monograph (2021)

Dark Room: San Francisco Sex and Protest, 1988–2003, (Book Works, 2021), is the first book to spotlight Phyllis Christopher’s trailblazing photographs documenting lesbian erotic life and political struggle. Phyllis Christopher’s monograph is edited by Laura Guy.

Art Book: Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz

Video (24:18): “Is Wonderland Annie Leibovitz’s Best Photography Book Yet?”, a flip through of the coffee table book, Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz (Phaidon 2021) with a soft jazz soundtrack. ‘Wonderland’ features 330 stunning photographs, many of them previously unpublished.