5th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art held from June 23 until September 30, 2015, in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Biennale features a number of exhibitions and a performance festival. Among the conteporary art exhibitions is a ‘queer/gendered’ one: “Ident-alter-ity” and in conjunction with this exhibitions there was a symposium on June…
Installation view: Future Light. Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz. LOVING, REPEATING, Kunsthalle Wien 2015, Photo: Stephan Wyckoff Loving, Repeating by Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz June 11 – October 4, 2015 at Kunsthalle Wien, Austria Curator: Maria Lind, Director Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm Excerpt from the press release: ‘Pauline Boudry and…
Photographer Laura Gilpin, (1891-1979) is best know for her landscapes of the Southwest and the Navajo. She also frequently photographed her partner Elizabeth W. Forster, however the art historians are often so busy establishing Laura Gilpin’s reputation as a Great American Photographer that they forget to mention her partner, when…
Excerpt from the ‘Leslie-Lohman Museum Recommends July 2015’ newsletter QUEER FANTASY July 11, 2015 – August 15, 2015 OHWOW Gallery 937 N. La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90069, USA OHWOW Gallery is pleased to present Queer Fantasy, a group exhibition curated by William J. Simmons. Featuring work by ten…
2-A.K. Burns speaking at “Art Practice, Activism, and Pedagogy: Some Feminist Views” a symposium at Parsons School of Design (2012) from Feminist Art Channel on Vimeo. In this video A.K. Burns self identifies as a feminist artist. She makes sculpture, video, collage and performed social actions. The artist talk ends…
Press release by Kim Leutwyler ‘Start the Riot’, Oil on canvas, 152 cm x 102 cm by Kim Leutwyler First Time Archibald Finalist Paints: Activist, Designer and Model, Ollie Henderson [SYDNEY, Australia July 9th] Artist Kim Leutwyler is counted among the 50 finalists for this year’s Archibald Prize, having submitted…
Dear Nemesis, Nicole Eisenman 1993 – 2013 by Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 2014. About Nicole Eisenman: ‘Nicole Eisenman (b. 1965, Verdun, France) lives and works in New York City. Eisenman was recently awarded the Carnegie Prize for her work in the 2013 Carnegie International. Recent solo exhibitions include MATRIX…
The Artist as Archivist from Institute for Women & Art (2013) on Vimeo. About the video: ‘this panel addresses the question of artists’ archives – archives of artistic work, archives created by artists of work that otherwise would be lost to time, archives as art. Chair: Aruna D’Souza (Independent Scholar)…
The description of the video: ‘Doug is joined by Ann Marie McDonnell, artist and director of education at the Alice Austen House Museum, and Dr. Carl Rutberg, the museum’s executive director. They discuss the great photographer Alice Austen- her works, her life and the history of her home, Clear Comfort,…
Excerpt from a press release by MWG shared on facebook Winnetou by Anna-Stina Treumund Anna-Stina Treumund June 22 – August 31, 2015 at MWG, (Måndagsklubben window gallery) Hauhontie 6 B 5a, 00550 Helsinki, Finland The Queer feminist window gallery MWG ‘proudly presents the photograph exhibition of visual artist Anna-Stina Treumund…
Video about the installation The Light Pours Out of Me by Anya Gallaccio (2012) at Jupiter Artland, a sculpture park in Scotland.
Stroke by Anya Gallaccio at Jupiter Artland, UK, 2014 The description of the video: “Anya Gallacio returns to Jupiter Artland with her second gallery installation “Stroke”. This exhibition follows the dramatic “Red on Green”, the artists first gallery installation at Jupiter Artland where ten thousand fragrant English red roses were…
Excerpt from the Queer Cultural Center’s newsletter by Pamela Peniston, artistic director of NQAF Thank you so much for attending the events of the 2015 National Queer Arts Festival! I believe our artist / curators brought some of the most exciting, topical & beautiful work to stages in SF &…
Pre-order the Beautiful Photography Book German photographer and queer woman Anja Müller has created a crowdfunding project to fund the publication of her next photography book: PAARE 2 (Couples), an erotic photography book. You can help fund this publication by pre-ordering a copy Anja Müller’s beautiful photography book at the…
Queer Art Mentorship – Call for Applications for the 2015-2016 Cycle Further details about how to apply. Queer Art Mentorship are pairing and supporting mentorship between queer working artists in New York City. The 2015-2016 mentors are Arthur Aviles; Shannon Michael Cane; Angela Dufresne; Avram Finkelstein; Thomas Allen Harris; Silas…
SECOND ANNUAL QUEER COMICS EXPO
Press photo. Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens: ‘By shifting the metaphor from “Earth as mother” to “Earth as lover” we aim to entice people to develop a more mutual, pleasurable, sustainable, and less destructive relationship with the environment.’ June 21 & June 28, 2015 Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens presents:…
This video is about a group of students in an LGBT cohort who explored these themes via a critical art project called the No Outsiders Classroom. “Social justice is a broad concept with varying interpretations, but generally it means leveling the playing field. It’s not so much about creating opportunities…
We seek contributions for a volume of collected essays related to artist Allyson Mitchell’s Killjoy’s Kastle: A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House. This large-scale installation and performance invites visitors to walk-through an unconventional gallery space designed in the tradition of carnivals, evangelical Christian fright nights, and lesbian feminist direct action aesthetics….
Lesbian Photographers Panelists: Carolyn Sherer, Betsy Kalin and Connie Kurtew. Moderated by Angela Brinskele. They share their inspirations, challenges and motivations that drive their work and honor the lives of men and women they photograph. This panel took place alongside the traveling exhibit: Living In Limbo: Lesbian Families In the…