Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art

Join filmmaker Brydie O'Connor and writer and art historian Dr. Ksenia M. Soboleva for a conversation celebrating the life and work of Barbara Hammer, the pioneering filmmaker whose groundbreaking practice transformed queer and experimental cinema. The discussion reflects on Hammer's enduring artistic legacy through the making of Barbara Forever (2026), O'Connor's award-winning, archive-driven documentary.

Writer and editor Amelia Abraham is joined by photographers Lola Flash and Meryl Meisler in celebration of the recently published survey book, Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife. Together, they will explore the visual cultures of queer nightlife, considering how photography and image-making have shaped spaces of pleasure, resistance, and community across generations.

Writer and editor Amelia Abraham is joined by photographers Lola Flash and Meryl Meisler in celebration of the recently published survey book, Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife. Together, they will explore the visual cultures of queer nightlife, considering how photography and image-making have shaped spaces of pleasure, resistance, and community across generations.