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HAMMER! - Making Movies Out of Sex and Life
Barbara Hammer
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Summary
The first and only book by this internationally renowned American filmmaker is being published to coincide with a major retrospective of her work at MoMA. Retrospectives at the Tate and the Hammer museums to follow. Local and regional media will be planned around retrospective screenings scheduled to coincide with the book. (Possible cities: Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago.) Hammer is known as a pioneer and influence to artists in the queer, feminist, and avant-garde film communities. Hammer is known internationally as a great American artist. She captures the interconnectedness of art and politics of the late 20th century. Hammer uses film stills along with autobiography and essays about her films to reveal the complexities of an artist’s development. Awarded (most recently with a Teddy Award for Best Short Film and a Leo Award, for major contributions to the advancement of American cinema) in festivals throughout the US and across the globe, Hammer has had retrospectives at (partial list of past eight years): Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; P.S.1, New York, NY; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada; Chinese Cultural Institute, Taipei, Taiwan; Outlook Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland; Melbourne Queer Festival, Melbourne, Australia; U.S.A. Film Festival, Dallas, TX; Frameline International Film Festival, San Francisco, CA.
Available since: 03/01/2010.
