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GROUP EXHIBITION: “Contemporary Art: 1975—Present” at Museo Reina Sofia
We are pleased to announce that Barbara Hammer’s works “I Was/ I Am” (1973) and “On the Road, Big Sur, California, 1975” (2017) have been recently acquired by Museo Reina Sofia!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Overexposed: Art, Technology, and the Body” at Museum of the Moving Image
Barbara Hammer's film, "Sanctus" (1990) will be featured in the exhibition "Overexposed: Art, Technology, and the Body" at the Museum of Moving Image in New York, opening on March 14, 2026!
New Friend by Bitsy Knox is now available for listening on all platforms!
"Magnanrama: Media, technologies, identities and networks around Nathalie Magnan", curated by Mathilde Belouali, opens September 25 from 6-9 pm at Bétonsalon in Paris, FR!
We are excited to announce “Sideways Glance”, curated by Elena Gross, opening at Slash in San Francisco, CA on October 3, 2026!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Feminist Futures Forever” at Belvedere 21
We are excited to announce that “Double Strength” (1978) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in “Feminist Futures Forever”, curated by Christiane Erharter and Stefanie Reisinger, opening at Belvedere 21 in Vienna, AT on November 5, 2026!
“Dyketactics” by Barbara Hammer will be included in a series of Queer short films curated by Joseph Wilson, screening at True Pride Manchester on November 7, 2026 and True Pride London on November 21, 2026!
SCREENING: “Barbara Hammer: A Queer Archive of the Self” at CINEMATEK
We are excited to announce “Barbara Hammer: A Queer Archive of the Self”, a double feature of “Barbara Forever” (Dir. Brydie O’Connor, 2026) and “Tender Fictions” (Dir. Barbara Hammer, 1995) screening at CINEMATEK in Brussels, BE on November 11, 2026 at 6 pm and 8 pm!
SCREENING: “Films by Barbara Hammer” at Queertactics Film Festival
In celebration of the Australian premiere of “Barbara Forever” (Dir. Brydie O’Connor, 2026), Queertactics Film Festival will present a curated program of 16mm films by Barbara Hammer at Admiral Kino in Vienna, AT on November 15, 2026 at 12 pm!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Time is an Emotional Muscle” at Galeria Jaqueline Martins
“Double Strength” (1978) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in “Time is an Emotional Muscle”, a group exhibition opening at Galeria Jaqueline Martins on November 19, 2026 at 6 pm!Past Events
SCREENING: “Trust & Safety” with Electronic Arts Intermix and Rhizome
Please join us for "Trust & Safety”, a screening and conversation presented by Electronic Arts Intermix and Rhizome on November 10, 2026 at 7 pm!
“Pond and Waterfall” (1982) will be screened in the first edition of New Landscape Festival on October 22, 2026 at Cinema Elvire Popesco in Bucharest, RO!
SCREENING: “Arthouse 50: A Barbara Hammer Tribute” at the Roxie Theater
"Arthouse 50: A Barbara Hammer Tribute" screens at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, CA on October 20, 2026 at 6 pm!
SCREENING: “Barbara Hammer: A Short Film Retrospective” at Film Fest Gent
Barbara Hammer: A Short Film Retrospective by Film Fest Gent, in collaboration with Yanco Magazine and OFFoffCinema, will be screened at KASKcinema in Gent, BE on October 16, 2026!
SCREENING: “The Origins of Lesbian Cinema: Barbara Hammer” at Everybody’s Perfect Festival
We are excited to announce “The Origins of Lesbian Cinema: Barbara Hammer”, a focus program screening at Everybody's Perfect Festival in Geneva, CH on October 11, 15, and 16, 2026!
"Sync Touch" (1981) by Barbara Hammer will be screened in the "Etcetera Etcetera” program at Videodrome 2 in Marseille, FR on October 4, 2026 at 7 pm!
Please join us for the world premiere of the new 4K restoration of "Nitrate Kisses" (1992) at the 64th annual New York Film Festival!
SCREENING: “Focus: Barbara Hammer” at Het Documentaire Paviljoen
“Focus: Barbara Hammer” is now open at Het Documentaire Paviljoen!
“Women I Love” (1976) is now available for streaming on Yanco!
"Sappho" (1979) will be screened in a special tribute to Barbara Hammer at Fresno Reel Pride on September 20th at 2:45 PM!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “I Am a Wanderer in My Heart” at Galerie Hubert Winter
We are thrilled to announce "I Am a Wanderer in My Heart", an exhibition curated by Théo -Mario Coppola, opening September 15, 2026 at Galerie Hubert Winter in Vienna, AT!
A selection of short films by Barbara Hammer will be screened at La Clef Revival in Paris, FR on September 12, 2026 at 5:30 pm!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Requiem” at Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
“Death of a Marriage" (1969) and “X” (1973) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in “Requiem”, an exhibition curated by Anya Harrison at Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder, Vienna, AT, opening September 11, 2026!
“Audience” (1982) by Barbara Hammer will be screened alongside “Shirin” (2008) by Abbas Kiarostami on September 10 and 22, 2026 at Filmoteca Española!
SCREENING: “Barbara Hammer: Embodied Histories” at Film Forum
We are thrilled to announce two screenings dedicated to the work of Barbara Hammer at Film Forum in New York, in celebration of the theatrical release of "Barbara Forever"!
SCREENING: “Barbara Hammer: Love is Where You Find It” at Film Forum
We are thrilled to announce two screenings dedicated to the work of Barbara Hammer at Film Forum in New York, in celebration of the theatrical release of "Barbara Forever"!
A two night survey of Barbara Hammer’s films will be screened at Human Resources in Los Angeles, CA on September 4 and 5, 2026 at 7 pm!
“Women I Love” (1976) by Barbara Hammer will be screened in “Follow the Plants” a program of films curated by Danai Anagnostou at Cinema Orion in Helsinki, FI on August 28, 2026 at 11 am!
We are excited to announce “Barbara Hammer Night”, an evening celebrating Hammer’s life and work at Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, NL on August 23, 2026 at 6:45 pm!
We are thrilled to announce the theatrical release of “Barbara Forever”, coming to cities nationwide this September!
SCREENING: “The Swimming Pool: Swim or Sink” at Museo Reina Sofia
"Pools" (1981) by Barbara Hammer and Barbara Klutinis will be featured in the 12th session of "The Swimming Pool: Swim or Sink", an open air cinema series screening at Museo Reina Sofia on August 8, 2026 at 10 pm!
“Multiple Orgasm” (1976) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in the “Sexperimental” evening program at Dulcinée Festival in Plateau de Millevaches, Limousin, FR on August 6, 2026!
“Dyketactics” (1974) by Barbara Hammer will be screened in the True Pride Queer Arts Festival on August 1, 2026 at Hidden in Manchester, UK!
SCREENING: “Underground & Out in LA” at The Philosophical Research Society
Barbara Hammer's film "Sappho" (1979) will be featured in "Underground & Out in Los Angeles", a program of queer short films screening at The Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, CA on July 30, 2026.
SCREENING: “Barbara Hammer: Corporeal Inventions” at attaque[e]r le visible
We are excited to announce “Corporeal Inventions”, a film program dedicated to the work of Barbara Hammer, screening at attaque[e]r le visible in Berlin, DE on June 30, 2026 at 8 pm! SCREENING: “Hard, Fast and Beautiful: Sport on Film” at Batalha Centro de Cinema
“Double Strength” (1978) by Barbara Hammer will be screened in the “Hard, Fast and Beautiful: Sport on Film” program at Batalha Centro de Cinema in Porto, PT on June 28, 2026 at 7:15 pm!
“Dyketactics” (1974) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in “99¢ Queer Video Fest”, a program of short films screening on June 20th from 5-6:30 pm at Hamburger Mary's in San Francisco, CA!
EVENT: Barbara Hammer: Filmmaker, Theorist, and Teacher at Filmoteca Catalunya
In celebration of the "Barbara Hammer Retrospective", Filmoteca Catalunya will host a special reading session dedicated to Barbara Hammer's archive on June 10th at the Cinema Library in Barcelona, ES at 7 PM.
SCREENING: “Céline Sciamma: Poetic Action” at the MK2 library x the Centre Pompidou
We are thrilled to announce that a curated selection of Barbara Hammer’s films will be screened alongside "Barbara Forever "(2026, Dir. Brydie O’Connor) in "Céline Sciamma: Poetic Action", a cinema retrospective at the MK2 library x the Centre Pompidou in Paris, FR!
"Women I Love” (1976) by Barbara Hammer will be included in “Zum Paradies” (“On Paradise”), an exhibition opening on May 31st at Villa Schoeningen!