Video (11:34): Amy Furness, Rosamond Ivey Special Collections Archivist and Head, Library & Archives, she offers a glimpse into the archives of sculptors Frances Loring (1887–1968) and Florence Wyle (1881–1968) at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada.
Video (13:21): Canadian artist SD Holman self-identifies as “butch”. In this video they talks about the book and the art project ‘Butch: not like other girls.’
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SKINTIGHT by Lanee Bird January 20 – March 18, 2023 at Schlomer Haus Gallery, 2128 Market St. San Franciso, CA, USA. Opening reception is Friday, January 20th, 5pm to 9pm.
Video (3:08): Antonia Forster talks about her virtual reality LGBTQ+ museum built around artworks, objects, and stories from the LGBTQ+ community.
Video (1:50): A guided tour of the world’s first virtual LGBTQ+ museum.
An open Christmas letter to all of you from Birthe Havmøller, the editor of Feminine Moments.
Video (1:14:13): Sarah Zapata talks about her creative practice. Presented by MFA Fine Arts. Published by School of Visual Arts – NYC.
Jeanette Spicer Sea(see) by Jeanette Spicer, krisgravesprojects.com (2018) 7 x 9″ vertical perfect-bound softcover 48 pages First Edition – Limited to 125 copies, signed About the Book, “Sea(see) is a photographic documentation of a relationship over the course of a year. This work was an opportunity for me explore and…
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’.
Video (2:05): Emma Anne Johnson Interview – a Multimedia Mixtapes Production (2021). Emma Anne Johnson was a Velvet Park ‘ARTS AND CULTURE, SPOTLIGHT’ queer artist in 2021.
Video (11:07): Velvet Park Media’s visual artist in residence of 2021: Gabrielle Randal. Gabrielle is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York. She is currently working on her clay and ceramics sculptures.
Video (32:45): Priyesh Mistry in conversation with the queer feminist artist duo Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings at the National Gallery, London, UK about the themes they found in Uccello’s for example the glorified male on a horse.
Video: João Florêncio in conversation with Shu Lea Cheang and Mary Maggic. The video was streamed live by Museion Bozen-Bolzano, Italy in November 2022.
‘Into View: Bernice Bing’ celebrates the Asian Art Museum’s acquisition of 20 paintings and works on paper that shine a light on the lesbian Asian American artist Bernice ‘Bingo’ Bing (1936-1998) who has only recently gained broad recognition for her achievements. The exhibition runs through June 26, 2023.
Video (12:00): The female nude dates back to the very beginning of art, but it remains a contested symbol. American photographer Renée Jacobs speaks to Eve Jackson (France 24) about reclaiming it and using it as a form of queer and feminist activism. Jacobs’ photo books are entitled “Paris” and “Polaroids” and her exhibition “Dreams & Desires” is being shown at the Sinner hotel in Paris through December 11, 2022.
Video (4:01): Cuts in the Day at Camden Art Centre, London through January 15, 2023, is the first institutional exhibition in the UK by Dani and Sheilah ReStack (USA). The exhibition expands and develops the artists’ exploration of queer desire, family, climate crisis, and collaboration. The artist duo discusses their works in the video.
‘Queer Corporeality’. The exhibition runs 1-17 December at Nanda/Hobbs Gallery, Chippendale, NSW 2008, Australia, and includes an artist talk, life drawing session and a nude tour(!)
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.
Video (7:18): In this episode of BALTIC Bites, queer feminist artist Phyllis Christopher discusses San Fransisco’s lesbian community in the ’90s and what it meant to capture intimate acts of queer sexuality and protest through documentary photography in the 1990s. See the virtual exhibition ‘Phyllis Christopher: Contacts’ on BALTIC Centre for contemporary Art’s website. The BALTIC hosted Phyllis Christopher’s exhibition in 2021.
Through 29 January 2023 the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, France, is hosting photographer Zoe Leonard’s exhibition ‘Al río / To the River’. The exhibition is accompanied by a two-volume catalogue.
Video (1:22:30): Artist Liz Collins and curator Julia Bryan-Wilson join Brooklyn Rail contributor Ksenia M. Soboleva for a conversation about ‘Liz Collins: Mischief’ at Touchstone Rochdale, UK, 1 October 2022 – 8 January 2023. The zoom session ends with a poetry reading by Rebecca Teich.