Tag Archives: Women

1886: Summer Night

Posted on September 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Kitty Kielland: Summer Night (1886)

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2006: WHEN I AM WITH PEOPLE I AM BOTHERED BY HEARING VERY QUEER THINGS

Posted on September 9, 2018 by corvusfugit

WHEN I AM WITH PEOPLE I AM BOTHERED BY HEARING VERY QUEER THINGS I went to the pillar-box I never saw a worse-looking house in town or in hunting zones “welcome to girly hell” turn her out because her necklace … Continue reading →

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2010: Johannesburg

Posted on August 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

Zanele Muholi: Mbala Zulu, KwaThema, Springs, Johannesburg, 2010

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12th Century: The Unknown Language

Posted on August 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

Saint Hildegard, a 12th century German Benedictine abbess, was a mystic, composer, and philosopher who wrote works on topics as diverse as theology, botany, and medicine. She began experiencing visions at the age of three, ultimately chronicling a lifetime of … Continue reading →

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1998: Beyond the Skin

Posted on August 7, 2018 by corvusfugit

Inga hears from a friend that there is an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, and decides to go see it. She thinks for a moment and recalls that the museum is on 53rd Street, so she walks to … Continue reading →

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1970: Wet Paint

Posted on August 6, 2018 by corvusfugit

Adrian Piper: Catalysis III (1970)

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2012: Journey

Posted on July 4, 2018 by corvusfugit

Sol Halabi: Viaje en Bote (2012)

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1792: The Chevalier d’Éon

Posted on June 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont—known more simply as the Chevalier d’Éon—was a French soldier, diplomat, and spy who settled in London, living from 1762-1777 as a man and from 1786-1810 as a woman. Born to a poor noble family in Burgundy … Continue reading →

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1956: Portrait

Posted on June 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Seydou Keïta: Untitled (1956)

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1989: Walking House

Posted on June 3, 2018 by corvusfugit

Laurie Simmons: Walking House (1989)

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