Hammer Retrospective @ MoMA 9/15-10/13

2010-1979 (photo:Susan Wides)
2010-1979 (photo:Susan Wides)

MoMA Celebrates Barbara Hammer, with a month-long Retrospective of the Prolific Artist’s Extensive Body of Work.

Exhibition Includes the World Premiere of Hammer’s Newest film, Generations, as well as Her Groundbreaking Experimental Short Films and Documentaries

September 15-October 13, 2010, The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters, 11 West 53rd Street, New York City

A retrospective of works by experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer (American, b. 1939) spanning from 1968 to today, including the world premiere of her new film Generations (2010), made in collaboration with Gina Carducci, will be shown at The Museum of Modern Art from September 15 through October 13, 2010.  Hammer is renowned for creating the earliest and most extensive body of avant-garde films on lesbian life and sexuality, including Dyketactics (1974) and Women I Love (1976).  Barbara Hammer is organized by Sally Berger, Assistant Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art.

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1107

HAMMER! Book Tour

03.03.10 : Los Angeles, CA : West Coast Launch at the Hammer Museum


03.06.10 : NYC : Launch Party at the Elizabeth Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum


03.11.10 : Ann Arbor, MI : Screening and Signing at Dept of Screen Arts & Culture, University of Michigan


03.16.10 : NYC : Discussion with Hilton Als at KGB Nonfiction Series


03.17.10 : NYC : Event with CLAGS at Performance Studies Studio, NYU


03.27.10 : London : Launch Party at British Film Institute


03.28.10 : London : Screening/Talk at Queer Surrealists Series at Tate Modern


04.10.10
: Toronto : Book Launch/Performance/Panel at the Experimental Film Congress & Images Festival


04.15.10
: San Diego, CA : Presentation at UCSD VAF Performance Space


04.17.10 : San Francisco, CA : Screening/Talk, SF Cinematheque Crossroads Festival at the Victoria Theatre


04.21.10 : Portland, OR : Reading at Reading Frenzy


04.23.10 : Portland, OR : Screening and Reading at NorthWest Film Center


04.24.10 : Seattle, WA : Screening and Reading at NorthWest Film Forum


04.26.10 : NYC : Presentation in the Queer/Art/Film Series at IFC Center

09.15.10–10.11.10 : NYC : Retrospective Screening at the MoMA

The website of visual artist and filmmaker Barbara Hammer. View clips, read synopses and information about the films, and purchase DVDs.