Still Dangerous! (Paperback)

Harmony Hammond

ISBN 10: 1478038861 / ISBN 13: 9781478038863

Published by Duke University Press, North Carolina, 2026

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Paperback. Harmony Hammond, a leading figure in New Yorks feminist and lesbian art movements, is primarily known for her abstract painting and sculpture. As a cofounder of A.I.R., the first major womens cooperative art gallery, and Heresies, a groundbreaking feminist journal, Hammond played a critical role in the emergence of lesbian and feminist art through her curation and writing. Still Dangerous!, with an introduction by the volume editor Tirza True Latimer and a foreword by Julia Bryan-Wilson, brings together five decades of Hammonds writings addressing the historical invisibility of women and lesbian artists, the politics of gender and sexuality in contemporary creative practice, materiality, feminisms expanding purview, resisting censorship, and strategies of feminist and queer abstraction. Compiling essays, reviews, artists statements, presentations, letters, and interviews, Still Dangerous! fleshes out Hammonds career while providing a valuable resource for scholars and students of contemporary culture. Still Dangerous! brings together over five decades worth of writings in a range of genres by the artist, feminist activist, curator, educator, and author Harmony Hammond. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Still Dangerous! (Paperback)
• Publisher: Duke University Press, North Carolina
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1478038861
• ISBN 13: 9781478038863
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Harmony Hammond, a leading figure in New York’s feminist and lesbian art movements, is primarily known for her abstract painting and sculpture. As a cofounder of A.I.R., the first major women’s cooperative art gallery, and Heresies, a groundbreaking feminist journal, Hammond played a critical role in the emergence of lesbian and feminist art through her curation and writing. Still Dangerous!, with an introduction by the volume editor, Tirza True Latimer, and a foreword by Julia Bryan-Wilson, brings together five decades of Hammond’s writings addressing the historical invisibility of women and lesbian artists, the politics of gender and sexuality in contemporary creative practice, materiality, feminism’s expanding purview, resisting censorship, and strategies of feminist and queer abstraction. Compiling essays, reviews, artist’s statements, presentations, letters, and interviews, Still Dangerous! fleshes out Hammond’s career while providing a valuable resource for scholars and students of contemporary culture.

About the Author

Harmony Hammond, Professor Emerita of Art at the University of Arizona, is a visual artist, writer, educator, activist, and independent curator.

Tirza True Latimer is Professor Emerita of History of Art and Visual Culture at the California College of the Arts.

Julia Bryan-Wilson is Professor of Contemporary Art and LGBTQ+ Studies at Columbia University.