Books in French are on www.livres-cinema.info
Barbara Hammer
Evidentiary Bodies
Edited by Staci Bu Shea and Carmel Curtis
(0 vote)Average rating:
| 0 | rating |  = We can do without |
| 0 | rating |  = Good book |
| 0 | rating |  = Excellent book |
| 0 | rating |  = Unique / a reference |
Your rating: -
Book Presentation:
Barbara Hammer is an American feminist artist known as a pioneer of queer experimental and documentary film. In concert with an exhibition of her work at the Leslie Homan Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art, this volume seeks to celebrate the depth and expanse of Hammer’s five decades of art making.
Bringing together both known and previously unseen works of film and video, installations, works on paper, and material from her archive, this volume addresses critical themes that appear throughout Hammer’s work, including sensation and intimacy, lesbian representation, and the maintenance of illness, in addition to exploring the artist’s relationship to experimental queer cinema, feminist history, and environmental activism. Featuring a wide range of responses, from personal anecdotes to academic analysis and poetic interpretation, this volume highlights the resonating impact of Hammer’s artistic narrative across cinema studies, art history, queer theory, and feminist thought.
About the authors:
Staci Bu Shea is the artist-in-residence at Crisp Ellert Art Museum in St. Augustine, Florida, and curatorial fellow at Casco Art Institute. Carmel Curtis is a moving image archivist and curator and a member of the XFR Collective.
Press Reviews:
"Hammer prefers the term ‘actionary’ to ‘visionary’ in describing the work of other queer artists she has documented and promoted over the decades. On the basis of this show, I’d say both terms apply to her."
— Holland Cotter
"A testament to the singular combination of sincerity and irreverent humor that characterizes [Hammer's] sex-positive feminism. . . . Hammer’s work reminds us that visibility is a political act."
— Artforum
See the publisher website: Hirmer Publishers
See the complete filmography of Barbara Hammer on the website: IMDB ...
> Books with the same or similar title:
> On a related topic:
Back
