Jaargang VIII – # 4 – April 2017

To the Choir

Check: www.handsoffourrevolution.com and enjoy this new GLIMP!

Butler

* Critical Theory in the Humanities

Resonances of the Work of Judith
Butler. A conference (April 5-7) in
Amsterdam on the theoretical work of
Judith Butler will open with a special
screening by the Lima Collective
showing video works that address
themes of gender and bodily
performativity in public space based
on Butlers ideas. April 4. More: www.li-
ma.nl. Among the key-note speakers
not only Judith Butler (Bodies that still
matter) but also Amelia Jones (USC
LA): Intimate Relations: Queer
Performativity and the Theatricalization of Filiation. The conference will close with a performance by
Johannes Paul Raether (pic) performing a “hysterical-subversive drag character” interested in a
symbiotic relationship with her laptop and mobile phone. At the Stedelijk Museum April 7 (7pm)...More
(including links to the conference): Stedelijk Museum.

Heritage

* Scheppingsdrang –Creative urge. A group show about Passion curated by Bart Drost. With a wink
to the bunny and the other eye eagerly on the lookout for some eggs. With a special luncheon strictly
limited to a company of twelve. And a program of daily (!) mini concerts; among the performers
Harmjan Roeles. And our Koes Staassen is one of the 17 exhibiting artists. Opening April 2 (3pm). In
Arnhem till April 23. More: www.vm23.nl and www.artistresidence.nl. * Gallery Artjean is reopening
after a bit of a makeover. Works by artist/gallerist Jan van Strien (together with Liesbet Optendrees
and Jan Verschueren). In Kaatsheuvel till April 9. More: www.artijean.nl. * Tijdelijk ideaal –
Provisional ideal. Photography by artist, former model, Lisa Jasperina Bommersom. Through staged
self-portraiture she explores her past life as a model when she was objectified into a commodity
answering the needs of the marketplace. In Hans van Veen’s gallery in Groningen till May 7. Special
reception April 15 (4pm). More: www.studioh200.nl. * Interesting new coop. Between the beautiful
Katharinenhof Museum in the tiny town of Kranenburg and Kunstmagazijn the gallery of Nijmegen
artist curator Ingrid Oostendorp. A double show featuring contemporary artists addressing the
intersection of art and religion. Among them Villa heritage artist Selma Dronkers. Others: Jos
Deenen, Casper ter Heerdt (see also Lievelingen), Andreas Hetfeld. Till May 14. More: www.de-nl-
kunst.eu. * DIY. Sculptor Gerlinde Habekotté offers a summer course in Eschenau (Au) July 3-7 and
August 14-18. More: www.stip24.nl. (see also: Pride Photo)

Ah, religion…

* De Kunst van God. Christian artists televised by the

homophobic Family7 network in a state funded
museum. In Harderwijk till May 7. More:
www.stadsmuseum-harderwijk.nl. * A rare opportunity
to visit the chapel of the famous museum Kasteel
Haarzuilen. The chapel partly dating from the 15th
century is a popular marriage location (the site is
showing only straight couples). Till April 23. More:
www.kasteeldehaar.nl. * Confrontations. Ancient
religious and modern art (eg drawings by Henk Visch). In
Uden till April 30. More:
www.museumvoorreligieuzekunst.nl. * Lost in
Translation –Understanding and Representing Islam. The
strange history of an Islamic battle pennon. A trophy
dating from one of the Dutch colonial wars against the
little principality of Atjeh. Only recently removed from
the university where it was displayed for almost a century. It suddenly caused offense… In
Amsterdam till May 27. More: www.allardpiersonmuseum.nl. * Verspijkerd en verzaagd. Recycling of
religious sculptures in Dutch art after the onset of the catholic iconoclasm of the 60s. In Den Bosch
till June 5. More: www.hetnoordbrabantsmuseum.nl. * And just when you think there is some hope
after all you get this. Maria, Images of Mary “telling the story of her miraculous life”. Dutch feminism
immaculated in the 21st century. In Utrecht till August 20. More: www.catharijneconvent.nl. * No
wonder they’re always confusing equal rights with special treatment. (pic: Perseverance, Marijn Morée -
2001-, courtesy Noord Brabants Museum -copyright Pictoright Amsterdam-)

T 2017

* The Tilburg Kunstpodium T Apprentice Master Program, where renowned artists temporarily
mentor a small group of art students, has been producing new coops (every mentorship produces at
least one group show) and friendships between old dogs and puppies. Nothing wrong with that but
in fact works out pretty conservative as it is reproducing existing practices and traditions in the art
world. The examples of bio-, sound-, techno art are hard to find and it’ll come as no surprise that
gender art is even rarer and queer art nonexistent. Let’s see whether mentor Jeroen Doorenweerd
can inspire his pups with some of his land art and spatial interventions –he was among the artists
who entered a design for the AIDS monument (2014)-. In Tilburg April 14-30. More:
www.kunstpodium-t.com and an equally useless Facebookpage. Maartje Folkeringa (teacher at HKU)
who will be presenting the results of her mentorship April 28-May 14 at least has the courtesy of
mentioning her apprentices on her Facebook page: Ana Jagodic, Kira Fröse (liquid ceramics!?) and
Linda Smits.
Nieuws

* Lilith, aka Henriëtte van Gasteren (see GLIMP VIII # 2) has

been awarded the public’s choice prize for the national
Picasso art contest. She currently also has a solo in
Apeldoorn till May 28. More: www.coda-apeldoorn.nl. And
her photo From Blue to White, a staged self-portrait, showing
a woman ironing or “doing menial work” is displayed in the
entrance hall of the Venlo museum:
www.vanbommelvandam.nl. (see pic) * Transcender. Solo
show of new works –transcending the gender binary- by Arte
Colder. Rob Scholte will be opening the show April 2 (3pm).
Word-artist Mickey Wo will give a performance. In Weert till
September 17. More: Jacob van Horne museum. * Robert
Mapplethorpe een perfectionist. The LACMA/Getty exhibition
about Mapplethorpe’s life (1946-1989) and work (The Perfect
Medium, 2016) will be shown in Rotterdam April 22-August
27. More: www.kunsthal.nl and www.mapplethorpe.la. *
Paisaje del Alma –landscape of the soul-. Exhibition of a
series of abstract paintings by Nijmegen artist/gallerist Eelko van Iersel. In Amstelveen till April 23.
More: www.zevenzomers.nl. * Magical Mystery Tour. A group show by 16 young local and regional
artists. Queer magic is provided in This. My body by the art-design-fashion-photography duo
JeanPaul Paula and Florian Joahn. More about them on the (Dutch only) gay.nl site. In Kunstlinie the
new art center in Almere till July 2. More: www.kaf.nl.

DIY-Nl

Fonds Anna Cornelis awards grants for long-term photographic documentary projects (so not for
exhibitions neither for books). It is calling for proposals in a nationwide ad. In it some previous –but
only male- award winners are mentioned. Is it as bad as that? Well almost but not quite: in 1993 (!)
Carel van Hees got a grant for his project Leven met AIDS and Rob Philip got a grant for his
documentary Bisnisjongens –boys- (1998). But among the few women photographers Annie van
Gemert stands out with two grants for her documentary Stoere meisjes, zachte jongens about tough
girls and soft boys in 2003 and 2005. In it she documented kids navigating the gender binary from
early childhood into adolescence. Application deadline is June 1. More: www.fondsannacornelis.nl (in
Dutch only). But who the heck was Anna Cornelis –no info on the fund’s site, nor in BWN and not
even in Kloek!-? Give it a try –in any language- and let me know if you find anything.

Lievelingen

* Heimweh-Fernweh - Home-Horizon -. New monumental sculptural installation by Casper ter

Heerdt. Opening April 2 (3pm). Every weekend till April 30 in Ubbergen. More:
www.notredamedesarts.nl. * How on earth should this be art? A group show for kids curated by
Tinkebell. Her Kamerplant tour is part of the project. And among the artists participating is Rob
Scholte (see also Nieuws). In Enschede April 8 (opening 3pm)- July 2. More: www.concordia.nl. *
Sculptural works by Milian van Stokkum. Reception April 9 (2pm). In Nijmegen till April 21. More:
Expo-podium Lindenberg and www.milianvanstokkum.nl.
Against Nature

Polyphonic Worlds: Justice as Medium. Contour Biennale 8 -for video art-. Among the participants:
Rana Hamadeh, Adelita Husni-Bey and Trinh Thi Nguyen. Of special interest is the Against Nature
project by the artists group Council (founded in 2013 by Grégory Castéra and Sandra Terdjman). For
Contour 8, the Council (including Francesca Bertolotti-Bailey and in cooperation with Aimar Arriola
and Julie Peeters) issued a #0 issue of the new Against Nature Journal about the 19th century
concepts of nature and the homophobic legislative heritage of homosexuality as a criminal unnatural
act. And deserving special mention is Ho Tzu Nyen’s work No Man II with its ambiguous creatures
singing a 17th century John Donne Meditation poem. In Mechelen till May 21. More:
www.contour8.be. (pic: No Man II, 2017. Video-still. Courtesy Contour Festival)

Mooiman

* My Porn Eye a group show of erotic art celebrating the launch of the
book House of Boys dedicated to the work of German artist Hannes
Steinert. Amsterdam videographer Menne Vellinga took his camera to
the opening of the show: check his report. Including works by Dmitry
Bitjukov, Ivo Blanck, Tom of Finland, Rinaldo Hopf, Marcel Joosen,
Hinrich Kröger, Corelius McCarthy, Menno van der Meulen, Norbert
Münster, Antonio da Silva, Teun van Staveren, Antoine Timmermans
and Edy Varekamp. In Groningen extended through April. To order a
copy of the book (hardcover, full color, 156 pages: € 35) and more info
check the site. * Old friends, new works. A special meet and greet with
Serbian artist Nebojsa Zdravkovic who will present a series of new
works in Groningen. April 2 (4pm). (see pic, courtesy Galerie Mooiman). * For
a later visit check the site as the Gallery is scheduling a temporary closure to repair … earthquake
damages! More: Mooi-man.

Laatste Kans

* In the Future everything will be as certain as it used to be.

Exhibition in coop with the AAMU –Dutch museum for
contemporary aboriginal art- that will definitely close down
June 16. Informed by the Australian situation the artists
address similar situations of colonial oppression and
institutionalized racism elsewhere. Title of the exhibit
comes from Gordon Bennett’s Notes to Basquiat. For more
queering check this piece by Troy-Anthony Baylis, March
2017). In Amsterdam till April 23. More:
www.framerframed.nl. (pic: Howl For Your Troubles, Christian
Thompson, 2011) * Truth/Love part two of Jordan Wolfson’s
diptych in Amsterdam closes April 23. More:
www.stedlijk.nl. * From here to Eternity. Last show at the Maison Particulière that will definitely
close its doors April 30. This private art space presented some remarkable shows on the intersection
of art and sexuality. Among the artists in this last show: David Altmejd. Will be missed. In Brussel:
www.maisinparticuliere.be.

DIY-Nl

*Opening up a new world to me. Live Performers Meeting XVIII (!!!) in Amsterdam
(May 18-21) is calling for AV performances in the fields of Live Cinema (!?), Video
Mapping, Stereoscopic 3D, Digital Freedoms, Generative Visuals (digital
biospheres!?). And if you still want your reality augmented too. this perhaps sounds
a bit more familiar -in these parts- Visual Gender: “video language becomes an
instrument of emancipation” a new vision of the body and sexual identity. Promises to be an
enormous event. Some 300 performers expected! Deadline: April 10. More: LPM 2017 Amsterdam.

Pride Photo

* Let’s get warmed up for a new season of Pride Photo. * On the site of
in the international Pride Photo Award you can find an interview by with
Russian Elena Anosova who won 3d prize with her series Section in the
Stories category. And you can also take a look at a you tube interview
with Gian Cruz from the Philippines who won 2nd prize in the 2016 Open
category with his intriguing self-portraits. More:
www.pridephotoaward.org. * Not really interesting. but a blockbuster
anyway, the Rodin-Genius at Work… exhibition in Groningen. But as a
sort of little extra photographer Erwin Olaf was commissioned to take a
look at the Nationaal Ballet. And he delivered: After Rodin… Nine of
these photographs inspired by Rodin sculptures have been acquired by
the Museum. Meet Erwin Olaf at a special Q&A April 28 (7pm). Also a nice way to start the new Pride
Photo season… Till April 30. More: www.groningermuseum.nl. (pic: After Rodin III - The Thinker. Erwin Olaf,
2016. Courtesy Groninger Museum) * De Intieme Blik –the intimate gaze. A review of one of the
frontrunners of Dutch lesbian photography Gon Buurman. Her last book was The Life of Women
(2006) again a celebration of diversity. But she’s gradually slowing down now. In Amsterdam till April
28 at two locations: www.atria.nl and www.ihlia.nl. * And Pride Photo Nijmegen is showing Weg met
de Geraniums a series of 32 portraits of elderly GLBT’s –including yt- by photographer Leo van
Adrichem in one of the neighborhood community centers in Nijmegen till April 30. More:
www.pridenijmegen.nl.

Feminisms

* #51% Remember Her. Opened international women’s day.

An exhibition of works by 100 women artists from all walks of
art. In London till April 8. More: East London Memorial
Community Church. # Nasty Women Artists. * In New Castle
(UK) April 7-22. * Last chance in New Haven till April 8 and in
San Francisco till April 15. * The Oakland edition of this global
initiative opens in Oakland April 7 (6:30pm). Proceeds go to
local Planned Parenthood. Till April 30. More: Omi Gallery. *
In Pensacola April 2. In St. Petersburg April 8. * The New
Orleans edition is on view during the April 7-9 weekend. * In
Tucson and Flagstaff April 14-15. * Nasty Women:
Cambridge Sisters promise a spectacular diverse rainbow in
Cambridge. April 21-30. More: Facebook. * Ich bin eine
KämpferIn –fighter. Sculptures of women by Niki de Saint
Phalle. In Dortmund till April 23. More:
www.museumostwall.dortmund.de. * Life-Size - Lebensgrösse. Review of the work of Canadian-Czech
sculptor Jana Sterbak (1955) one of the leading ladies of the feminist avant garde. Love, life, decay
and death. This is where Lady Gaga got the idea for her meat dress… Also showing Simplifikation
works by Christian Kleinstar about transformation (April 6-June 18). In Duisburg June 11. More:
www.lehmbruckmuseum.de. (pic: Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic. Jana Sterbak, 1987.)

Modernisms

* From Selfie to Self-expression. Exploring the history of selfportraiture from Velasquez to present
day. Includes the results of the #SaatchiSelfie competition by contemporary artists, photographers
and amateurs exploring the creative potential of the selfie. In London till May 30. More:
www.saatchigallery.com.

DIY

* Daylight Photo Awards is calling for entries. An annual $ 1000

international award for photography. Daylight is an international
publisher of photography (books, magazines, online). One of their
bestsellers is Vincent Cianni’s Gays in the Military (2014). ISBN:
9780988983151 –hardcover, 256 pages, 70 b/w photographs, ca. $ 19 –
45 !). Deadline May 1. More: www.daylightphotoawards.com.
Last Chance- Eu

* Retrospective of Robert Rauschenberg in London

till April 2. More: www.tate.org.uk. * Outside Before
Beyond. A multidisciplinary solo show on the
intersection of exhibition and performance by Alicia
Frankovich. Exploring modern humanity with its
hybrid subject of multiple identities interacting with
time and place. She’ll be given a performance April 7
and the show closes April 9. More: www.kunstverein-
duesseldorf.de. * Your Quiet Riot. Beneath the
surface something has been brewing… Something
must be done: it is time for a riot! Paintings by
Henriëtte Hellstern. In Viborg till April 15. More: www.gallerinb.com. (pic: Your Quiet Riot # 7) * The Ecce
Homo part of the diptych of Tom of Finland shows in Berlin closes April 15 in Galerie Judin but the
Life & Loves show continues till May 7. More: www.salon-dahlmann.de.

Qonferring

* Queer Modernism(s) conference at Nottingham university. Both Ariel and Puck, in gutter and
muck… On queer identity in modernist art, literature and culture. Includes new creative contributions
“put together in panel format” but focuses on quistory of 20th century modernism. April 3. More:
www.queermodernismsconference.wordpress.com. * Annual conference (and art book fair!) of the
Association of Art Historians. Among the key notes not only Suzanne Lacy with Feminism, Art and
Activism. But esp. Amelia Jones with Intimate Relations. Queer Performance in Art History. Lots of
other queer goodies in Loughborough April 6-8. More: www.aah.org.uk. * Talking Bodies III.
Interdisciplinary conference on gender and embodied ideology. From queering biblical bodies (see
also: Ah.., Religion) to Selfie Vanitas and the tatted body. In Chester April 19-22. More:
www.talkingbodies2017.wordpress.com.

Schwules Museum

* Silent G-Migrating Queer Forms - ğ – kuir formlarin göçü. Transcultural exchange

between Turkey and Berlin. Special tours by curator April 8 (4pm, English), April 22
(4pm, English and Turkish). Special talk by Demet Demir about the
Lubunca* project, her activism and the Turkish trans* movement. April 16 (4pm).
Artists Elmgreen & Dragset talk to artist, curator Aykan Safoğlu about their
participation in the Istanbul Biennale. April 23 (4pm in English). * The Simone
Beauvoir exhibition (see previous GLIMP!) has been rescheduled to May. (pic:
curators of Kuir. By Francesco Cascavilla. Courtesy Schwules Museum)

Bear Pride

# Bear pride Barcelona April 12-17. * Exhibition of comics by Joan Sarria. Opening April 12 (7pm). At
Hotel Two Axel till April 17. * Launch and signing session of a new book of comics Estoy en ello by
Sebas Martin. At the Libreria Antinous -book store (specialized in lgbt books; also café). April 13
(7pm). More: www.antinouslibros.com. * More: www.bearpridebarcelona.com.
Deep Trash

* Cuntemporary’s Deep Trash project of Arts,

Feminism and (all things) Queer has been awarded a
special grant by England’s Arts Council enabling them
to continue their series of events with another three
editions. They will include Symposia by the Drama
department of Queen Mary University. Key note of
the upcoming Symposium Power, Subcultures &
Queer Stages is curator, fashion historian Shaun Cole.
April 27. Followed by Royal Trash (April 29) will see a
performance by Jonny Woo. And at both occasions
Anna Maria Staiano and her band of La Erreria (House of Bent) friends, performers will present their
long term Coronation Project. Followed –April 30- by a UK launch of the magnificent book Impure
that documents the development of their queer transdisciplinary art in post Franco Spain with a
range of performances in bars, museums and at sex festivals… More: annamariastaiano.com and the
book launch. And for more info on calls and deadlines for the next three Deep Trash events –and a
free newsletter on everything feminist and queer in London-: www.cuntemporary.org.

News-Eu

* Terrains of the Body. Photography from the collection of the National

Museum of Women in the arts. In London till April 16. More:
www.whitechappelgallery.org. * Cy Townbly. Review in Paris till April 24.
More: www.centrepompidou.fr. * Maria Lassnig – a painting survey 1950-
2007. In London till April 29. More: www.hauserwirth.com. * Fourteen
Cavafy Poems. David Hockney visually decoding the veiled words of the
poet in 1967. In London till May 31. More: www.britishmuseum.org. *
Dutch Male Art Photography is a solo show featuring Jaap de Jonge. In the
Queer Gallery of the AHA glbtq center in Berlin: May 1-June 30.
Reception May 14. More: www.aha-berlin.de (check their open call for
artists) and www.dutchmaleart.com. (pic: Lying on the stairs. Courtesy of the artist). * Gillian
Wearing and Claude Cahun: Behind the mask, another mask. Both using
photography to explore the riddles of identity and gender played out
through masquerade and performance. In London till May 29. More:
www.npg.org.uk. * Meanwhile the touring exhibition Claude Cahun:
Beneath this Mask has travelled from Jersey to Canterbury. On display at
the local university till May 6. More: Sidney Cooper Gallery. * The 2017 # 1
issue of the Dutch art mag Metropolis M carries an announcement of a
new show by Philipp Kremer; a figurative painter, winner of the Royal Art
Prize (2013). Always depicting groups of –singing!- people this piece
focuses on his series of Gatherings: enormous canvases with almost
monochrome images of people engaged in all sorts of group sex. Formal
aspects are addressed but the choice for this subject matter is framed as obvious... Really? Trough
April and May in Langenhagen. More: www.kunstverein-langenhagen.de. (pic: Me as Cahun holding a mask
of my face by Gillian Wearing 2012)
Queering Britain III

Queer British Art. Exhibition to mark the 50th

anniversary of the decriminalization of male
homosexuality in England. Of course it’s worth
remembering that it is less than a generation ago you
could be incarcerated for private homosexual
behavior in that country. But homosexual behavior in
public and in other parts of the UK remained on the
books. As indeed it did in other parts of the former
and the dwindling remains of the British empire. In
those pre intersectional days LBT’s did not exist. The
words gay and queer were not used in polite
company, Polari speaking circles excepted. And those
didn’t give much thought to black chicken, poor dishes and the polones. But even for the middleclass
white males the introduction of Section 28 only a few decades later again demonstrated the
limitations of straight thinking. Like criminalization used to be, nowadays - even in Rainbow Paradise-
such straight backlashes are part of everyday socio-political life for LGBT-Q movements. How did
these social developments reflect in the arts? Even in the early days of modern homosexuality –
remember Oscar?- some dizzy fruits took to the brush. And the explosion of gay visibility started
some 50 years ago followed by the gradual expanding presence of the rainbow alphabet. It will be
interesting to see how Tate will navigate the pitfalls on this range of multiple identities and stories.
Though it already started queering their own practices (during an experimental conference in 2013
Charming for the Revolution, “exploring strategies that divert and destabilize normative gender and
its representations” –some of the talks were recorded and can be seen at the site) the exhibition
program thus far –see previous GLIMP!- showed the long and winding corridors from the study to the
gallery and the gap between fantabulosa theory and meese practice. In London April 5-October 1.
Check the side program at: www.tate.org.uk. For a review of the exhibition focusing on the lives and
works of Simeon Solomon and David Hockney see Gay News # 308: www.gaynews.nl (in Dutch and
in English). (pic: Sappho and Erinna in a garden at Mytilene. Simeon Solomon queering the polones of Lesbos as early as
1864. Himself victim of homophobic persecution.)

Pride

* Must have missed it last year. Was perhaps not artsy enough and a bit too
British. Second chance: Digital Pride –so even if you hate marching you can join-
April 24-30. Find out what a week long online queering does to your brain! More:
www.digitalpride.com and on all the social platforms of course.

DIY Eu

* Unicorns in tech. Promoting queer visibility, diversity and inclusivity in the world of tech, globally
connecting tech unicorns “to share, inspire, empower and learn from each other”. Annual Unit-
Festival (in Berlin May 6) is looking for Speed pitchers (max. 3 minutes, not only for start-ups, new
products but also ideas) and also some 10 minute slots for non-tech speakers, artists and performers
are still open. But be quick about it. Deadline April 1. Tickets are $ 80-$ 1000 (!) but volunteers are
also welcomed. More: www.unit-festival.com. * Brav_a is a queer feminist Zine posing as a Teenie-
Zeitschrift and is calling for contributions to the # 9 issue addressing the topic of classism and hair…
Both texts and artwork (collage, comics, drawings, photography, etc) are welcome. Deadline is April
15. More: brava.blogsport.de. * ENQA. European Network for Queer Anthropology is calling for
“artistic and activistic” proposals for their 2nd workshop “The pasts, presents and futures of queer
mobilities: transnational movements of ideas, concepts and people” September 7-8. Will include
roundtables and performances, short films, etc. Deadline: May 31. More: ENQA at EASA. * Trans
National Queer Undergroud has just concluded their first public exhibition. For a photographic
impression of the show at Ladyfest Tallin check here. And you can download a pdf-catalogue of the
show here. And here’s a tip for festival- and pride organisers: TQU is on the lookout for venues
willing to host a new show for their artists. More: www.transnational-queer-underground.net.

Zines

* Zine Happening III. One of the rare meetings for zinesters in our part
of the woods. In Gent April 8-9 and hosted by Les VoiZines. More:
VoiZines Fbook. * New edition of the beautifully designed Noisy Rain
gay art magazine by A. Hirano. The # 38 issue (March/April 2017)
offers photography by Jessica Sterner, sculptures by Jean Christophe
and beautiful watercolors by Richard Vyse. Free download:
www.noisyrain.com. (see pic) * Interesting piece Postcards from the
Fringe by Steven Dansky in the January/February edition of the
Gay&Lesbian Review about the role of outsiders in 20th century US art
scene focusing on photographers Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin. And for
Quistory buffs a review of One-Man Show. A book by Michael
Schreiber about the rediscovery of the life and art of forgotten gay artist Bernard Perlin (1918-2014).
ISBN: 9783959850186 (256 pages, ca € 50 or $ 60). And the March/April edition of GLR has several
interesting art-quistory contributions and to mention only one: The Sappho Craze a review by
Cassandra Langer of Lesbian Decadence: Representations in Art and Literature of Fin-de-Siècle France
–by Nicole G Albert. ISBN: 9781939594204 (pback, 380 pages, ca. $ 40).

Last Chance US

* Early a NYC show of Ryan McGinley photographs from –ah, those good old days..!- the Bush era.
Till April 1. More: www.teamgal.com. (pic: Dash (Manhattan Bridge), 2000) (see also: MoP) * Art AIDS
America at Alphawood Gallery in Chicago till April 2. Catalogue ISBN: 9780295994949 (288 pages, ca.
$ 35). More: www.artaidsamericachicago.org. * One day this Kid will get larger. Group show of
emerging artists addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the US. In Chicago also till April 2. More:
DePaul.* In Plain Sight: A Women’s History of HIV/AIDS in Chicago till April 17. More:
www.beverlyartcenter.org. * #InHonor mixed-media paintings by Ervin A Johnson celebrating Black
History Month. And Sight Unseen photo-diptychs by Robert Constant and Arcangelo Vincent Scalici.
Also in Chicago till April 4. Next show opens April 7. More: www.centeronhalsted.org. * Baby I Like it
Raw. Post Eastern Block Photo and Video. Youth Culture beyond the ghosts of Marx and Lenin.
Includes photography and video works by Slava Mogutin. In NYC till April 4. More: Czech Center. *
Permanent screening of Generations (2009) and Superdyke (1975) by Barbara Hammer during the
Elective Affinities exhibition. In NYC till April 9. More: Hudson Gallery. Another Queer Arts Mentor,
Kimberly Mayhorn is exhibiting –together with AV Ryan- Foundations addressing how our
environment and geography influences our lives –but what ìs redlining ?-. Also in NYC and till April 9.
More: www.fivemyles.org. Source of all references to participants of the QAM program -in this
GLIMP!- is the March edition of Ira Sachs’ queer art newsletter. Free subscription at www.queer-
art.org.

News-US

* Art Collector Starter Kit. A group show by 100

artists but of 12 x 12 inch works… Includes work
by Nigel Cox (see pic of his little oil on canvas:
Coco). Opens April 1st (7pm). In Los Angeles till
April 29. More: www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
and www.njcox.com. * Opening April 1 (6pm).
Heavy Metal Lover a group show by the Prisma
Collective curated by its founder Kaspian Shore
whose delicate paintings of “beautiful lads” are
included in this show with its mix of hyperrealism
and fantasy. In San Francisco till April 29. More:
www.moderneden.com and
www.kaspianshore.com. * Public lecture by Jess T
Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre about their
collaborative project about older trans* people:
To survive on this shore. In Westfield (MA) April 6 (6pm). More: Westfield University. * My Life in
Code. Between agit-prop and surrealism, the abstract art of Danielle Paris shows a playful game of
interacting codes. In LA till April 15: Gochis gallery. The Cinearte Latinxa Queer Film and Art Festival
includes a show Here There Everywhere curated by Ruben Esparza showing works by a dozen or so
local artists (Enrique Castrejon, Miguel Angel Reyes, Joey Terrill, ea) and a screening of video art.
April 21 (opening art show: 7pm)-23 More about the Cinearte program and the participating artists:
eventbrite. More about the regular Advocate and Gochis Gallery art shows at: www.lalgbtcenter.org.
* Queers and Comics Conference in San Francisco April 14. Topics
include: emerging young glbtq cartoonists, the future of queer
comics… Key note speakers: Mariko Tamaki and Nagoro Tagame.
More: College of the Arts (source: www.geeksout.org where Pride
powers up!). And the Center for Sex and Culture hosts a meet and
greet with queer feminist cartoonist Tyler Cohen and has a special
show of her work. April 13 (5pm). More: www.sexandculture.org.
(see pic) * The Ballad of Sexual Dependency photographic
installation about NYC’s queer underground of the 80s by Nan Goldin. In NYC till April 16. More:
www.moma.org. * A World Where We Belong an exhibition honoring the memory of LGBTQIA+
advocate Georgia Brooks showing works by 20 artists and including a collection from the Lesbian
Herstory Archives. In Jersey City till April 19. More: Benjamin J. Dineen and Dennis C. Hull Gallery. *
Queer Art fellow Maia Cruz Palileo is showing paintings, works on paper and fresco sculptures. Her
solo show Dear, dear, dear lasts till April 22 in New York. More: www.taymourgrahne.com. *
Catalytics. Group show including works by Joe Radoccia. In Poughkeepsie till April 23. More:
www.artsmidhudson.org. * Hollywood (Homosexual) Hopeful by art duo (David) McDermott &
(Peter) McGough. In New York April 23 – May 28. More: www.teamgal.com.
 * The Lesbian Avengers: 25th Anniversary Exhibition.
From the Archives to the Street again. Includes a show
of images of women fighting AIDS all over the globe
from the film Nothing Without Us by Harriet Hirshorn
and Mary Patierno. Also includes a side program
Resist, Rebel, Transgress with lectures, readings and
screenings. April 21: Sarah Schulman and Carmen
Machado. In New York till June 4. More:
www.bgsqd.com. * Imagine a place to be among
friends. First solo by James Murray. Informed by
archives of vanished queer communities his works
(including sound) intent to reframe contemporary
sexual politics proposing new conceptions of queer
time and space at the intersections of Dance Music
and BDSM culture… In Chicago till April 29. More:
www.aspectratioprojects.com. * Cassils: Phantom
Revenant. Solo show of works by Heather Cassils in
combination with disregarded and forgotten stories from Nebraska’s LGBTQI+ history from the local
Queer Archives. In Omaha till April 29. More: Bemis Arts Center. * Perpetual Revolution. The
changing of US society through a never ending stream of images. Includes Black Lives Matter,
Ecology, Feminism and the LGBTQI movement. In New York till May 7. More: www.icp.org. *
Masculine ←→ Feminine. Through works of a dozen international artists this show “focuses on the
gendered body, and how artists project gender and sexual identity”. Among the artists participating:
Heather Cassils, Maria Lassnig, Lynn Hershman Leeson, ea. In Irvine (CA) till May 13. More: Beall
Center. * The Intersectional Self. A group show “centered on gender and feminist politics in the age
of trans-identity”. In NYC till May 19. More: www.the8thfloor.org. * Whitney Biennial about “the
formation of self and the individuals place in turbulent society”. Well highly controversial this
Whitney adds a lot to the turbulence itself. Among the 63 participants is Queer Art Mentor Carrie
Moyer. In NYC till June 11. More: www.whitney.org. * Marsden Hartley: Maine. Mostly landscape
paintings. Not the most interesting part of his work but I’m sure most people in Maine will disagree.
In NY till June 18. More: Met Breuer. * New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei. Portrait of
this interesting character. Includes artwork by his father made during their WWII concentration camp
years and works by his fans. In LA till August 20. More: www.janm.org.

DIY-US

* Still feeling depressed? Think of art, Spring and Le Petit Versailles garden art center in NYC. Feeling
better? Check their call for proposals –deadline April 10- at: the alliedproductions site. * Rather
wanna be an actor but still living in NYC. Producers for the Indie film Nick and Nicky are looking for
extras willing to perform in a SM Club scene –you can bring your own gear!-. Mail:
[email protected]. Early April. * And renowned German photographer Henning von Berg will
tour the US and is looking for fit models and interesting locations to shoot them… Check:
www.henning-von-berg.com. * Check the open call for artists and writers to contribute to the
monthly Trans Embodiment Zine. More: www.trans-embodiment-zine.tumblr.com.
He

# He. Art questioning and queering

“Masculinity”. An impressive group show with
many of an ever increasing number of usual
suspects and a few new faces. With a series of
special events. This month: a special artists
panel hosted by Robert Summers who engages
curator Stiofan O’Ceallaigh and artists Enrique
Castrejon, Ron Kibble and others in
conversation on their masculinities. April 8
(2pm). And a special screening of video art
from the show with the world première
Sumposium: An Athenian Rawmance by
Menelas. April 14 (8pm). In Los Angeles till May 26. More: www.lastprojects.org. * And if you can’t
visit LA be sure to take part in the special exhibition tour on Facebook Live by curators Stiofan
O’Ceallaigh and Robert Summers. Different timeslots: America’s April 8, Africa and Europe April 9
and Australasia April 10. More: www.balaclavaq.wordpress.com and www.queerartnetwork.com.
(pic: Lesbian in a gay bar, 2016. Amanda Kirkhuff)

Pride US

# Phoenix Pride. April 1-2. Parade * Arts Expo. Not quite sure if this is not just a fair for art(s) and
crafts. But it does include shows of drawings, photography, paintings, jewelry, woodwork, body art
(is that a fancy word for closeted tattoo art?). More: arts expo. * Part of the fun is a community art
project Recycle Pride. Everybody is invited to recycle water bottles by helping local artists
constructing new plastic sculptures. * More: www.phoenixpride.org.

Leslie

* Expanded Visions. Fifty Years of Collecting. Curious what toddler

pageants have to do with the queer fetish scene? Check the work by
Anna Campbell. QAM mentor Liz Collins is not only represented with
her Accumulated Pride flag in this LLM exhibition but is also exhibiting
a series of woven paintings at LMAK (till April 23 –more:
www.lmakgallery.com). Till May 21. * Prurient Interest. A
retrospective of drawings and paintings by Michael Mitchell showing
a commercial illustrator’s developing interest in homo-erotic art.
From “tasteful nudes to explicit scenarios” –ah that’s how it’s called
these days-. With his paintings of the Amsterdam Gay Games and
designs for invitations to Hands On –a private safe sex club from the
early years of the AIDS crisis- this show is writing social history too.
Reception April 7 (6pm). Also on display April 8 & 9. * Gender Fuck: Eva Mueller. A series of
photographs showing her fascination with the “deliriously wonderful blurring” gender between the
poles of the binary. Opening April 14 (6pm). Also April 15-16.* More: www.leslielohman.org. (pic:
Nitzan, 2014. Eva Mueller. Courtesy artist)
Museum

Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show is “the first comprehensive career survey and solo museum exhibition
devoted to the New York-based contemporary artist, Cary Leibowitz (1963). Since the early 1990s
Leibowitz has carried on with an interdisciplinary practice that turns a critical eye on subjects of
identity, modernism, the art market, queer politics, and kitsch.” Showing archival materials,
paintings, multiples, works on paper and includes some newly commissioned work. In San Francisco
till June 25. More: www.thecjm.org.

Shade

Shade: Clyfford Still / Mark Bradford. An exhibition of

works by both artist curated by Mark Bradford
exploring the legacy of abstraction, from abstract
expressionisms sort of troubled individual masculinity
to its “power to address social and political concerns”.
Mark Bradford informed by queer and feminist politics
in the 80s during the developing AIDS crisis will
represent the US at the Venice Biennale later this year.
He has curated this show himself and focuses on the
use of black as a “signature component” in Still’s work
to evoke discomfort in the viewers or to confront them with conventional notions of race. In Denver
April 9-July 16. More about the side program on social activism through art:
www.denverartmuseum.org. (pic: Butch Queen, 2016. Mark Bradford. Courtesy DAM).

MoP

# Month of Photography Denver till April 30. Some 60

photography events. A few of the queer ones. * Last
chance. Considered one of the highlights of MoP Every
Breath We Drew. Interview and portraits of trans* lives
by Champion of Change Jess T. Dugan. Till April 9.
More: www.redlineart.org. * Will you be cool, or Will
you be waves. By zinemaker, videographer,
photographer Jamie Knowlton aptly at Yes Ma’am
Projects by appointment only. Till April 15. Chic! More:
www.yesmaamprojects.com. * The Kids were all right a “documentation of the modern tribalism of
(…) Ryan McGinley’s lower- Manhattan millennial milieu”. Till August 20 (see pic: Dash (Manhattan Bridge,
th
2000). Also at the MCA: Basquiat before Basquiat, East 12 Street, 1979-1980. Not only his artwork
but also archivals including photography by Alexis Adler. And to complete the urban triptych: Wall
Writers, Graffiti in its Innocence. The latter two till May 7. More: www.mcadenver.org. * More:
www.mopdenver.com.
Guelph

# Guelph Pride April 28-May 7. * Flag-raising Ceremony April 29 (12

pm).* Glueph Pride Art show for LGBTQ artists and allies. Opening May
4 (7pm). Honourariums for Best of Show, Honourable Mention and
People’s Choice. * Entries are welcome till the April 22 deadline at
[email protected]. * Considering the size of this little paradise
the Pride program is pretty impressive: www.guelphpride.com.

Sideways

Catalina Schliebener (Chile, 1980) is presenting her impressive installation Growing

Sideways. In the brightly pink painted rooms of the gallery her installation of
collages and drawings inspired by the world of coloring books and Disney characters
explores the identity formation of the queer child curiously growing sideways to
gain a place out of the shadows cast by a straight world. Till April 22 in Buenos
Aires. More: www.hachegaleria.com.

News-alia

* Memento Mori: Robert Mapplethorpe. Photographs from the Peter Marino collection. In Tokyo till
April 9. More: www.chanelnexushall.jp. After that the show will travel to Kyoto and be part of the
international Kyotographie photography festival program starting April 15-May 14. * Please fasten
your seat belt as we are experiencing some turbulence. A group show by artists from the US and the
People’s Republic. The title reflects the bumpy ride they’re on. Includes works by Tom of Finland!
Tom on a diplomatic mission in Shanghai till April 30. More: www.leoxuprojects.com. * Queer
Country Arts exhibition showing works by local and regional artists during the queer film festival in
Bendigo. Opening April 21 (6pm) till May 7 in Dudley House. More:
www.bendigoqueerfilmfestival.com.au. * Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern
World . Tattoo art from the US and Japan in Newcastle (NSW) till April 30. More:
www.newcastlemuseum.com.au.

Qrowdfunding

# First: last month’s calls. * The Lavender Effect project by

LA’s Andy Sacher hasn’t reached its $ 1000 target. * The
project Balaclava Q has reached 60% of its target of £ 4400 in
order to ensure its existence till 2020. Check: Go Fund it. *
The people behind Wussy zine are still raising funds to realize
Bent Studios a new hub for the growing LGBTQ art scene in
Atlanta. They have reached a promising 10 % of the $ 24k
needed but this is a flexible target. Check: Indiegogo page. #
New calls. * Tay Sanders of Spokane is working on a photography project Claimed Pastures
documenting LGBTQ life in rural America –actually NW USA-. Their target is $ 3000. More:
www.taysanders.com and Indiegogo. * Corps Queers is a group show presenting emerging artists
addressing queer embodiment through performance and video. The show is scheduled to open April
29 in Paris. They hope to achieve their target of € 1300 before that. More: kisskissbankbank. (pic:
Inquiries of intimacy # 4. Performance by Laura Oriol. Photo: Sarah Meadows) * Nick Prentoski from Australian
Wollongong –yep, we’re everywhere- is looking for $ 2k to produce several art books with drawings
–proceeds will partly go to lgbt organizations-. Check his art and Kickstarter.

Helm de Laat, 29 Maart 2017.

The Aesthetics of Politics

Unveiled last month in Enchanted Forrest Park, Miami Dade. Untitled (forms from MEDIAPRO HD
ULTIMATE F/X 18 COLOR MAKEUP PALETTE) and artist Alan Gutierrez made that up!