Here is our weekly update of events and activities happening at the JSMA and with JSMAC!
Wednesday, February 10:
An acclaimed pioneer of queer cinema, Barbara Hammer has produced more than 75 works, including early lesbian avant-garde films that remain of fundamental importance for a new generation of artists. Most recently, she was honored with retrospectives at MoMA (New York, 2010) and the Tate Modern (London, 2012). Innovative, funny, and historic, Tender Fictions is an autobiographical exploration of the search for and meaning of gay community, featuring a rich montage of home movies, experimental films, news footage, and personal photographs. Maya Deren’s Sink explores Deren’s concepts of space, time, and form through visits and projections filmed in her L.A. and New York homes.
Thursday, February 11:
JSMAC Meeting
10am-11am in the JSMA Student Lounge
We will continue to work in our committee groups to facilitate planning for the upcoming student art exhibition. We will also discuss other upcoming events like our Skill Development Workshop and Influx.
Welcome to this House is Hammer’s poetic documentary feature on the homes and lives of poet Elizabeth Bishop, about life in the shadows, and the anxiety of art making without full self-disclosure. An acclaimed pioneer of queer cinema, Barbara Hammer has produced more than 75 works, including early lesbian avant-garde films that remain of fundamental importance for a new generation of artists. Most recently, she was honored with retrospectives at MoMA (New York, 2010) and the Tate Modern (London, 2012).