Truant: Photographs, 1970-1979
Barbara Hammer
Capricious
Contributors Hannah Black, Andrew Durbin, A.L.Steiner
Hardback
150 Pages
237 x 321 mm
2017
ISBN 9780997444667
“Truant: Photographs, 1970–1979” features photographs by feminist and pioneer lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer. The photographs were taken during the 1970s as Hammer toured her home country of the United States, Africa, and Europe – a vital and prolific period of her life in which Hammer created more than two dozen films about lesbian and women experiences, such as Sisters! (1973), Multiple Orgasm (1976), and Double Strength (1978). The photographs collected in the book were taken during Hammer’s travels, on set, and during more private moments (of intimacy, rest, kinship). Her images show female sexuality for what it is, a complex, messy, abstract part of the human experience.
About the Artist
Barbara Jean Hammer (May 15, 1939 – March 16, 2019) was an American feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer. She is known for being one of the pioneers of lesbian film genre, whose career spanned over 50 years. Hammer is known for having created experimental films dealing with women’s issues such as gender roles, lesbian relationships and coping with aging and family. She resided in New York City and Kerhonkson, New York, and taught each summer at the European Graduate School.
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About the Publisher
Capricious is an arts foundation based in New York focused primarily on book publishing and an annual photo book award, with an emphasis on supporting intersectional, queer perspectives.
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