Queer Feminist Art Worldwide
Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan (1936) by Berenice Abbott. Source: Changing New York / Berenice Abbott. Repository: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. Berenice Abbott (1898 – 1991) Berenice Abbott was a lesbian before this was acceptable. She was…
‘Woman with rose in her hair’ (self portrait?) painted by Aasta Hansteen (December 10, 1824 – April 13, 1908), Norwegian painter and feminist – courtesy of Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway. About Aasta Hasteen The Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo writes ‘Hansteen was an early feminist lay theologian, painter…
Video of Tejal Shah’s video work at dOKUMENTA 13 in Germany 2012.
Queer Threads Exhibition runs from December 11, 2015 through March 13, 2016 at: Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) Decker Gallery 1301 W. Mount Royal Avenue Baltimore MD 21217 Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community, curated by John Chaich, presents 26 artists from 4 continents who are remixing fiber and…
Midsumma Festival 2016 Guide Cover by Kim Leutwyler Kim Leutwyler: Really excited to share that my painting is the hero image for Midsumma 2016, Melbourne’s annual queer festiva!. I’ll also be a feature artist in the Midsumma Visual Arts Exhibition 17 Jan – 7 Feb, 2016. I create paintings of…
Video (58:57): Romaine Brooks: A Life from Leslie-Lohman Museum on Vimeo. Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lebian Art writes: Cassandra Langer, the 21st century biographer of Romaine Brooks, is joined by art historian James Saslow and screenwriter/translator Suzanne Stroh on a panel as part of a book launch at the…
Leslie-Lohman Speaker Series: Cassils from Leslie-Lohman Museum on Vimeo. The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art Speaker Series hosted Heather Cassils for an artist talk titled “The Body as Social Sculpture”, which took place on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
Midsumma Festival 2016 proudly presents the inaugural Australia Post Art Prize – submissions are welcome from our diverse gender & sexuality community across Australia, for all visual art forms. Great prizes are on offer, and finalists will be showcased at an exhibition during Midsumma Festival 2016. The theme for the…
Video (5:25): Patty Chang presents her project “The Wandering Lake” at the 2013 Creative Capital Artist Retreat, USA.
Trailer (1:55) for “The Yo-Yo Gang” by GB Jones Starring Caroline Azar, Beverly Breckenridge, Donna Dresch, Mark Freitas, G.B. Jones, Bruce LaBruce, Lynna Landstreet, Leslie Mah, Deke Nihilson, Candy Parker, Suzy Sinatra, Anita Smith, Tracy Thomas, Jena and Klaus von Brucker Title Song performed by Fifth Column Music by Fifth…
Video (5:06): This Woman’s Work – Lola FLASH, a profile of her photography. Shortfilm by Nono Osuji assisted by Jeremy Stiffler (2010). About Lola Flash Queer feminist photographer Lola Flash, born in the United States, is of African/Native American descent. She has been living, studying and working for a decade…
Video (5:50) a look behind the scenes at Leeds Museum in 2014 where the curators are working on an exhibition of works by Marlow Moss and Claude Cahun
Press Release Self portrait from SOMNYAMA NGONYAMA by Zanele Muholi, 2015. ZANELE MUHOLI – SOMNYAMA NGONYAMA 19 November – 19 December, 2015 4 January – 29 January, 2016 STEVENSON GALLERY 62 Juta Street Braamfontein 2001 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa The exhibition opens on Thursday 19 November, from 6-8pm. Muholi will give…
Video: CUTS: A TRADITIONAL SCULPTURE by Heather Cassils (2014).
Read the artist duo RED BIND’s artist statement about their performance and installation [Homochromies].
Artist statement by RED BIND – Gilivanka Kedzior and Barbara Friedman. Photos by Alexandra Laval, David Michael Clarke and Barbara Friedman. [HOMOCHROMIES] An art project featuring an installation (images and sound) and performative interventions by RED BIND – Gilivanka Kedzior and Barbara Friedman in collaboration with Céline San-Martin who is…
Book Launch: Romaine Brooks: A Life by Cassandra Langer Panel: Jim Saslow, Cassandra Langer and Suzanne Strohe November 12, 6-8 pm at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, 26 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10013, USA The artistic achievements of Romaine Brooks (1874-1970), both as a major expatriate American…
Video (3:23): a short artist talk with lesbian cartoonist and graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel, 2014 MacArthur Fellow.
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…