Barbara Hammer (born 1939) is a central figure in experimental and queer film. Her prolific body of work represents a whole spectrum of fearless experimentation from the radical depictions of lesbian sexuality and feminism to the innovative experimentation with film as a material of representation.
Her work has been celebrated internationally at major museums and festivals, yet questions around Hammer’s insistence on exploring and representing the power of her own body and sexuality still pr...
Barbara Hammer (born 1939) is a central figure in experimental and queer film. Her prolific body of work represents a whole spectrum of fearless experimentation from the radical depictions of lesbian sexuality and feminism to the innovative experimentation with film as a material of representation.
Her work has been celebrated internationally at major museums and festivals, yet questions around Hammer’s insistence on exploring and representing the power of her own body and sexuality still prevail as fertile ground for more in-depth exploration. This event will feature a presentation and reflection upon Hammer’s previous works followed by a conversation with artist Richard John Jones focussing on her pioneering and truly bold approach to the representation of lesbian sex in film.
Event is FREE but booking is essential http://nycpornfilmfestival.peatix.com/
Duration: 60 mins
Documenting Sex is a series of talks and panel discussions conceived by artist, Richard John Jones, that accompany the programme of the first edition of the NYC Porn Film Festival 2015. The programme features perspectives from within the porn industry but also, crucially, from contemporary art and experimental film. The programme aims to create a long term platform to reflect upon contemporary pornography through the exploration of its historical significance. The main themes running throughout the programme will reflect upon porn as a document of sexual practice, the pornographer as documentary film-maker,the intimate connection between porn and experimental film and also moving-image work that shows acts of sex but finds itself within other channels of film and video distribution.
The NYC Porn Film Festival is presented by Pornhub.com and kindly supports this programme.
image: 16mm film frame from Dyketactics (1974) by Barbara Hammer
