Art and Black Feminism: Rosana Paulino
After the “feminist occupations” of 2015, SPW began highlighting the artwork of young Brazilian artists that carry strong imprints of Brazilian contemporary feminisms. One of these artists
Ex-Miss Febem
Ex-Miss Febem is the avatar of Aleta Valente, a Brazilian artist who lives in the peripheric neighborhood Bangu in Rio de Janeiro, where many correctional
Egon Schiele unapologetic nude
On the completion of Egon Schiele’s 100th birthday, Vienna’s Tourist Board started a campaign to promote art exhibitions in honour of Schiele’s work all over
Nan Goldin and the art of desire
Nan Goldin is an American photographer known for her deeply personal and candid portraiture. Nan Goldin’s richly colored snapshots capture a world that is universally human
Prostitution through our own eyes
On September 2017, we proudly present you the project What you don’t see: prostitution through our own eyes, developed as part of the project “The
Stray Bullet: Grasping the void
By Sonia Corrêa Anna Kahn is a Brazilian photographer who lives in Rio. In 2007, she made public the series Stray Bullet in which she
Zanele Muholi’s 365 protest photographs
In SPW Newsletter nº8 (2010), we registred Zanele Muholi’s artwork about queer identities in South Africa. By that time, the Minister of Arts and Culture
Alice Austen: an LGBTQ Icon Photographer
By all accounts, photographer Alice Austen was an extraordinary woman. Born into an affluent family on Staten Island in 1866, she challenged oppressive Victorian conventions
“Birthright” is the Chilling Documentary All Women Must See In 2017
Birthright begins with trauma. The Deavers, a married couple living in Nebraska, were excited to expand their family, but a medical emergency ruined their happy
Our Lady of Flowers: Gender Performance Embodiment
In his performances, Francisco Camacho – Portuguese contemporary dancer and choreographer — proposes a thought-movement centered on gender, which, until quite recently, has been ignored