I have shared a moment with one of Zanele Muholi’s bold self-portraits from her series ‘Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness’.
Video (45:43) queer feminist artists and romantic partners Deirdre Logue and Allyson Mitchell in conversation with Michelle Jacques and Chase Joynt about their creative practices and collaborative projects.
Video (34:43) Bhenji Ra and Deborah Kelly in conversation with Eddie Ayres in Australia. Video published by Art Gallery NSW, March 2021.
Liz Collins / Sarah Zapata on October 25th, 7:30pm EST: Work Window hosted by Liz Collins.
Video (5:13): the short film ‘Rosa Bonheur: “As far as males go, I only like the bulls I paint”’ by the National Gallery, London, UK. Published on 8. March, 2019 as a part of Women’s History Month.
Video (1.18): encrusted with rhinestones and beaming with glitter, ‘Clarivel Right’(2014) by Mickalene Thomas holds a gaze that has the power to look beyond the sparkling surface in which the model is rendered.
Video (5:16): ‘explore the work of New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas, who is best known for her elaborate, rhinestone-encrusted paintings of African-American women. ‘I Can’t See You Without Me’ explores the representation of women of color in art, addressing their absence and celebrating their beauty.’
Video (3:50): Mickalene Thomas welcomed Art Basel to her Brooklyn studio in 2019. She talks about her queer gaze and her works celebrating African American women.
Video (3:20): in this Art Minutes video with Patricia Tomlinson, Curator of Exhibitions at the Appleton Museum of Art, talks about the work of fascinating German photographer Ruth Bernhard (1905 – 2006). Video by Appelton Museum of Art, 2020.
Video (1:34): a personal tour of Laurie Lipton’s studio during the pandemic, 2020. And a link to Laurie Lipton’s latest series of works made during the pandemic.
Video (15.42): slideshow with drawings by Laurie Lipton.
Video (1:04): Short film about Lindeka Qampi, South Africa. Video by Beautiful News, 2020.
Video (59:05): cartoonist and illustrator Yao Xiao discussed her serialized comic Baopu and debut graphic novel “Everything Is Beautiful, And I’m Not Afraid”.
September 21st at 6:30pm EDT.Making Not Taking: An intergenerational (virtual) conversation between photographers JEB and Ka-Man Tse, organised by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.
SD Holman will be stepping down after founding The Pride in Art Society 16 years ago and 14 years as Artistic & Executive Director, handing over the reins to Mark Takeshi McGregor as of October 1st, 2021.
I am unconcerned with figurative details in my paintings. Emotions are expressed broadly, through the body. Intricacies in facial expression, dress, or limb are minimal or nonexistent. The focus is on the body, a vessel for pleasure, desire, dreams, reflection.
Video (57:35) Queer artists Jonathan Lyndon Chase and Sharon Hayes in conversation with each other about their works presented in the exhibition ‘New Grit: Art & Philly Now’ at Philadelphia Museum of Art, August 2021.
Video (1:21:10): Ann Cvetkovich made this zoom presentation for the 8. Boğaziçi Pride Week in Turkey (June 2021). It is followed by Q&A.
Video (59:16): Kickstart’s Virtual Tour: Constructed Identities by Canadian sculptor and performance artist Persimmon Blackbridge, hosted by Jenna Reid.
Jess Dobkin’s Wetrospective
September 2 to 26, 2021
Opening Reception: Friday, September 10th, 6 – 9 pm at Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) in Toronto, Canada.
The exhibition includes an extensive event programme.