Art Styles & Periods, Women's Biography, Art of the Americas, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's Biography, Artists, Architects & Photographers - Biography, Gay & Lesbian Biographies
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Overview
The first history of lesbian art in the United States, this volume documents works since 1970 within the context of gay culture and political activism. Authoritative and engaging, this is a "from the trenches" story of which women made what, when, and where . Hammond moves from the mainstream art world to alternative venues, weaving a compelling narrative complete with critical and theoretical discourse. Profiles of 18 prominent lesbian artists, from Kate Millett and Joan Snyder to Deborah Kass and Catherine Opie, complete this groundbreaking contribution to contemporary art history.Editorials
Publishers Weekly -
Lesbians have an uneasy relationship with the art world establishment. When painter Jody Pinto wanted her work to appear in the 1978 "Lesbian Show," her art dealer informed her that "if she exhibited as a lesbian, she could say good-bye to the gallery's representation of her work." More than another decade passed before artists openly celebrated their sexual identities in a Houston show entitled "Out! Voices from a Queer Nation." Hammond, an art teacher and cofounder of Heresies Magazine as well as an artist, documents three decades of post-Stonewall efforts to find acceptance and recognition for painting, sculpture, mixed media and photography by lesbian women. The author contends that "lesbian art is not a stylistic movement but rather, in its simplest definition, art that comes out of a feminist consciousness"; she then shapes her inquiry to those who fit her definition. Hammond combines a historical overview of art shows, conferences and publications with written portraits of, and interviews with, representative artists from diverse backgrounds. Internationally recognized artists like Kate Millett, Louise Fishman and Catherine Opie rub elbows with those known primarily within political circles. While the writing offers little in the way of formal analysis, the collection itself is a handsome tribute to lesbian creativity. Illus. (Aug.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|Gaines
The book's image-rich collection takes readers on an artistic and political tour that's arresting and (a big point for Hammond) accessible.—The Advocate
Book Details
Published
January 1, 2000
Publisher
New York : Rizzoli, c2000.
Pages
208
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780847822485