Catalog: Frida Kahlo Retrospective

Art historian Cassandra Langer reviews the catalog/coffee table artbook ‘Frida Kahlo Retrospective’ at glreview.com, The Gay and Lesbian Review, a bimonthly Journal of History, Culture, and Politics.

Photographs by Dorothée Smith

Dorothée Smith exhibition at la galerie du Château d’eau, Toulouse, France, January 26 – March 6 2011. The show features the photography series Löyly (2009) + Sub Limis (2010).

Bodies That Matter by Dorothée Smith

Dorothee Smith is a French 23 years-old queer photographer living and working in Paris, Arles and Helsinki. She is an upcoming artist who has published three artist books.

Zanele Muholi A Visual Artist and Activist

A Feminine Moments review of the art book ‘Faces and Phases’ by queer photographer Zanele Muholi from South Africa and the short film ‘Difficult Love’ about Zanele and her photography, directed by Peter Goldsmid.

Hide/Seek Exhibition At The Smithsonian, USA

American art historian Cassandra Langer says about the Hide/Seek exhibition at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery:
‘Jonathan Katz and David Ward’s show at the National Portrait Gallery is open. Hide and Seek features Romaine Brook’s work and Jonathan Weinberg’s show at the archives also features a lovely Van Vechten photograph of her. Shows run through Feb. 2011…

Modern Women – Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art

The landmark publication ‘Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art’, in which the museum now openly discusses gender issues, and how instrumental women have been in advancing the arts to where they are today, is the greatest piece of art news, which I have heard in 2010.

The Song Of Songs by Liliana Kleiner

Lillian Kleiner will discuss the process of creating the art images for the sacred ancient book of ‘Shir HaShimrim, The Song of Songs at Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, June 21 2010.

DIY Photo Book Launch In London

Photographers’ Gallery in London, 5 – 6 June 2010 11:00, a weekend showcase of 50 exceptional contemporary DIY photo books, selected by Bruno Ceschel. A talk, and signings throughtout the weekend, will provide an opportunity for art book lovers to discuss, admire and buy publications originating from around the world.

Alison Bechdel’s Big Kiss

Alison Bechdel’s Big Kiss. Video part 1: Cartoonist Alison Bechdel interviewed by Michelle Paradise for Velvetpark.

Angela Jimenez Photography

Angela Jimenez is a queer photo journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. In August 2009 she published her first book: Welcome Home: Building the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival by photographer Angela Jimenez

Book: Zoe Leonard Photographs

Now I have got my copy of American photographer Zoe Leonard’s new monograph: ‘Zoe Leonard Photographs’. The book was published in 2008, when she had her first mid-career retrospective show at Fotomuseum Winterthur in Austria.

Ambrosia Tønnesen (1859-1948) A Butch Sculptor

Norwegian art historian Jorunn Veiteberg has written a biography about Norwegian artist Ambrosia Tønnesen (1859-1948). Ambrosia studied first in Berlin and later she lived and worked as a sculptor in Paris for more than 20 years. She had talent and was a successful artist.