24 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend
The New York Times, July 4, 2019
Art after Stonewall, 1969–1989 included in The New York Times weekend art listings.
Art after Stonewall
24 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend
16 of the Best Coffee Table Books of 2019
Book Riot, July 11, 2019
2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, one of the most significant events in Western queer history. Needless to say, the riot against police brutality led by trans women of colour heavily influenced the social fabric of NYC. But it also had a large impact on artistic movements. Art after Stonewall, 1969–1989 chronicles the visual history of queer America.
27 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend
The New York Times, July 11, 2019
Art after Stonewall, 1969–1989 included in The New York Times weekend art listings.
Charlie for the Culture: Stonewall 50
WNYC, June 7, 2019
WNYC’s business and culture editor, Charlie Herman, joins us for this week’s installment of “Charlie for the Culture.” Today, he discusses ART AFTER STONEWALL, 1969-1989 at the Leslie Lohman Museum (April 24 – July 21) and at the Grey Art Gallery (April 24–July 20), STONEWALL 50 at New-York Historical Society (May 24 – September 22), NOBODY PROMISED YOU TOMORROW: ART 50 YEARS AFTER STONEWALL at the Brooklyn Museum (May 3–December 8), and LOVE & RESISTANCE: STONEWALL 50 at the New York Public Library (February 14–July 13).
‘To Know That There Were Lesbians Before Us Was So Immense’: Artists Joan E. Biren (JEB), Lola Flash, and Tiona Nekkia McClodden on Lesbian Visibility
ArtNews, July 3, 2019
In June, as part of Pride Month, ARTnews hosted a panel titled “Picturing Herstory: Queer Artists on Lesbian Visibility,” in partnership with the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, at Spring Place in New York. For the panel, ARTnews convened artists Joan E. Biren (JEB), Lola Flash, and Tiona Nekkia McClodden to discuss how they began making art, why it’s important to center people who have historically been excluded from the mainstream, and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
CELEBRATE PRIDE! SHOWS THIS WEEKEND IN NEW YORK
Cultbytes, June 28, 2019
It’s WorldPride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Support the LGBTQ+ community, celebrate it, or get educated by seeing these shows. You can also just head out to Governors Island and be fabulous with our favorite performance artist and editor-at-large Ayana Evans. The choice is yours. Have a great weekend!
13 Artists Reflect on the Stonewall Riots
T Magazine, The New York Times Style Magazine, June 27, 2019
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, T Magazine invited a multigenerational group of artists to reflect on the demonstrations and their legacy. “Today, there’s a lot of infighting about who threw the first brick,” observes Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, an artist who was at the bar that summer night, in his response below. (Lanigan-Schmidt’s work is currently on view in “Art After Stonewall, 1969–1989,” a joint exhibition at New York University’s Grey Art Gallery and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art — one of several shows throughout the country devoted to the protests and their aftermath. Others can be found at the Brooklyn Museum and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.)
NYC-ARTS Choice: “Art after Stonewall, 1969–1989”
Channel 13, NYC-ARTS, June 27, 2019
Televised news segment about Art after Stonewall, 1969–1989 on Channel Thirteen's NYC-ARTS program.
WorldPride: 7 great things to do this weekend for New York’s biggest LGBT+ party
Telegraph UK, June 27, 2019
WorldPride month has come home to New York this June, culminating in a weekend of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
Five exhibitions in NYC celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising even after Pride month is over
Art Critique, June 27, 2019
Being Pride month, June is always a festive time to celebrate the diversity among us. It’s also often a time to recognize the feats that the LGBTQ community have overcome and continue to face every other month of the year. This year, Pride month is ever more potent as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, also known as the Stonewall Riots and Stonewall Rebellion.