Barbara Hammer

Evidentary Bodies

Hirmer, Carmel Curtis

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Hirmer Verlag
01 July 2018

Film theory & criticism; Individual film directors, film-makers; Feminism & feminist theory; Lesbian studies

Barbara Hammer (b. 1939) is an American feminist

artist known as a pioneer of queer experimental and documentary film. In October 2017,

Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art will

present a comprehensive solo exhibition to celebrate

the depth and expa nse 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, the

exhibition addresses critical themes that appear in Hammer's work, inc luding: lesbian

representation, subjectivity, and sexuality; intimacy

and sensation; and conditions and maintenance of life

and illness. This exhibition highlights the resonating

impact of Hammer's artistic narrative and material

experimentation across dis ciplines within queer art

history.

Additionally, as part of this exhibition, we are putting

together a publication that will touch on different

aspects of Hammer's body of wor k and practice. The

material included will look at her work in relationship

to experimental queer cinema; lesbian sexuality and

lesbian feminist history; hapticity and wildness;

viruses, medicine, and environment; to name a few.

We desire for the book to f eature a wide range of

responses, from academic analysis to poetic

interpretation, sprinkled with personal and artistic

anecdotes. More of a hybrid monograph and

catalogue raisonne, we are very excited that this book

will be the first of its kind that cele brates five decades

of Hammer's work.

By: Hirmer
Edited by: Carmel Curtis
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 202mm,
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9783777429922
ISBN 10: 3777429929
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 July 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Barbara Hammer: Evidentary Bodies

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. --Holland Cotter Artforum 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 New York Times