The closet is a metaphor for something hidden often undisclosed sexual orientation. We talk about a closeted person. I wonder if this term is as old as ‘the closet’ as a European furniture or if the Wikipedia researchers are right when they assume that expressions such as “in the closet”…
Art Book. I have a catalogue from the exhibition “DET INTIME SPROG II” by Nathalie Amand at Fotografisk Center in Copenhagen in 1996.
What every lesbian needs is a closet. Danish artist Henriette Hellstern-Kjøller has made a video about how to build your own private lesbian closet. It is white on the outside and pink inside… and available at Ikea.
Feminine Moments presents Zanele Muholi from South Africa. ‘Her work is without precedent in South Africa, where there are very few instances of black women openly portraying female same-sex practices. As a gender and sexual rights activist, and as a photographer, she confronts the notion that lesbian practices are alien…
Christa Holka has suggested two artists to me (Thanks Christa!) and I am happy to present the following new lesbian art links: Jillian Peña, video artist, England: And Amber Hawk Swanson, performance and video artist, USA: You can also find these artists in Feminine Moments index of Lesbian Art Links. Happy browsing!
As a lesbian/ queer female artist your lifestyle flavours your art. No art works by lesbian or queer female artist can be defined as works of art that is of no interest at all to the queer community or an audience of female readers. I call all works of fine art made by lesbian or queer…