Mickalene Thomas mosaic mural in Dakar Senegal (2018)

Video (4:17): Mickalene Thomas was commissioned by the office of Art in Embassies to design and install a mosaic mural on the exterior wall of the U.S. Embassy in Dakar. In this video she and her Senegalese collaborators talk about the project.

Mickalene Thomas (2017)

Video (3:05): American queer feminist artist Mickalene Thomas talks about her creative practice. Interview directed by Marian Lacombe.

Witch’s Cradle (1943) by Maya Deren

Video (11:54): Witch’s Cradle (1943) by Maya Deren (1917-1961) is an experimental short film, written and directed by Maya Deren with Marcel Duchamp. This version of the short film has a soundtrack, though Maya Deren wanted her films to be silent.

A Conversation on Abstract Painter Louise Fishman (1939 – 2021)

Video (1:35:06): Artist Carrie Moyer and gallerist Brendan Dugan join Rail Artseen Editor Amanda Gluibizzi and Rail contributor Ksenia M. Soboleva for a conversation on abstract painter and lesbian Louise Fishman, with an introduction by Phong H. Bui. Louise Fishman died in 2021.

Harmony Hammond on the Creative Process (2021)

Video (41:49): RE: “Harmony Hammond” released on Tuesday, August 3, 2021; created and hosted by Jarrett Earnest. In this conversation, Harmony Hammond goes into detail about how she applies the paint to the canvas and the creative process of making abstract works in her studio.

Mickalene Thomas – ‘Clarivel Right’

Video (1.18): encrusted with rhinestones and beaming with glitter, ‘Clarivel Right’(2014) by Mickalene Thomas holds a gaze that has the power to look beyond the sparkling surface in which the model is rendered.

Announcing Mentors For The 2022 QUEER|ART|MENTORSHIP Programme Cycle

Call for participants from Queer|Art|Mentorship in New York Press photo, portraits of the 2022 mentors from Queer|Art|Mentorship in New York Queer|Art is pleased to announce the new Mentors for the 2022 Queer|Art|Mentorship (QAM) program cycle. The Mentorship program is the cornerstone of Queer|Art’s work, providing a platform of support for…