“A film rests in a can until it’s screened but a book can be opened at any time by anyone in any country.” Opening Barbara Hammer’s new book, Hammer! Making Movies Out of Sex and Life, is as delightful as viewing one of her more than eighty films. The book is ordered by decade beginning with the 1970s and continuing through the ‘00s. Hammer has packed a lot of living, creating, thinking, and reflecting into four decades. As a result, Hammer! is a magical book and, more than a discursive memoir of her life, Hammer! brings together personal writing, reflections on her oeuvre, a plethora of photographs reproduced beautifully, and even a mini flip movie from her iconic Dyketactics. In many ways, Hammer! is a document of the development and sustenance of an artist. This is a book to read and treasure. Read the full article →
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