Reflections on Reflecting
In celebration of our 10th issue, Reclaim Media, some Reflections on Reflecting: Titian, Venus with a Mirror, c. 1555 1. Venus with a Mirror Sometimes I literally catch myself gazing at my navel – which I have
Reflections on Reflecting
In celebration of our 10th issue, Reclaim Media, some Reflections on Reflecting: Titian, Venus with a Mirror, c. 1555 1. Venus with a Mirror Sometimes I literally catch myself gazing at my navel – which I have
Some Random Ruminations on Value by Yvonne Rainer
Poster_Download.jpg Recently I heard a dancer friend say, “I had no idea back then that what I was doing was important!” How did she find out? (How did I know, “back then”, that what she was doing was important?)
Some Random Ruminations on Value by Yvonne Rainer
Poster_Download.jpg Recently I heard a dancer friend say, “I had no idea back then that what I was doing was important!” How did she find out? (How did I know, “back then”, that what she was doing was important?)
#Submissions, Surveillance, and The Mobile Gaze by Amelia Acker
A new Tumblr has made the rounds called, “MEN TAKING UP 2 MUCH SPACE ON THE TRAIN.” The site features photograph submissions of men with their legs spread, usually sitting on more than one train seat, using plenty of legroom
#Submissions, Surveillance, and The Mobile Gaze by Amelia Acker
A new Tumblr has made the rounds called, “MEN TAKING UP 2 MUCH SPACE ON THE TRAIN.” The site features photograph submissions of men with their legs spread, usually sitting on more than one train seat, using plenty of legroom
Breaking Up With Los Angeles by Raquel Gutiérrez
Three poems from the forthcoming self-released chapbook Breaking Up With Los Angeles, available in February 2014, read more here. #9 for José E. Muñoz His mouth full of pita chips and baba ghannouj making the exotic mundane belonged to him and he
Breaking Up With Los Angeles by Raquel Gutiérrez
Three poems from the forthcoming self-released chapbook Breaking Up With Los Angeles, available in February 2014, read more here. #9 for José E. Muñoz His mouth full of pita chips and baba ghannouj making the exotic mundane belonged to him and he
Alien vs. Predator by Nikki Darling
For Ann and Sammie Yellow, yellow flower, and flower of industry, tough spikey ugly flower, flower nonetheless, with the form of great yellow Rose in your brain! This is the flower of the World. – Ginsey the Great You
Alien vs. Predator by Nikki Darling
For Ann and Sammie Yellow, yellow flower, and flower of industry, tough spikey ugly flower, flower nonetheless, with the form of great yellow Rose in your brain! This is the flower of the World. – Ginsey the Great You
46 Food-Porn by Tracy Jeanne Rosenthal with Posters by Alexis Disselkoen
Meat by Alexis Disselkoen, meat_download.jpeg 46 Food-Porn by Tracy Jeanne Rosenthal 1 Rule #34: If it exists, there is porn of it. 2 The world of pornography is mythological and hyperbolic. It doesn’t and will never exist, but it
46 Food-Porn by Tracy Jeanne Rosenthal with Posters by Alexis Disselkoen
Meat by Alexis Disselkoen, meat_download.jpeg 46 Food-Porn by Tracy Jeanne Rosenthal 1 Rule #34: If it exists, there is porn of it. 2 The world of pornography is mythological and hyperbolic. It doesn’t and will never exist, but it
Trying to Write About Beyoncé by Paul Pescador
Paul Pescador, September 1, Photograph I sit here struggling to write about her. I’m 30. I’m too old for this. Fan worship. Nor am I being merely ironic. I ask a friend, “What do I have to say
Trying to Write About Beyoncé by Paul Pescador
Paul Pescador, September 1, Photograph I sit here struggling to write about her. I’m 30. I’m too old for this. Fan worship. Nor am I being merely ironic. I ask a friend, “What do I have to say
The Tattoo Without Meaning by Christopher J. Lee
“I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me.” French intellectual Roland Barthes wrote countless times on language—vividly, intimately—but not quite so directly on tattoos, instead arriving by coincidence at the site of marked skin, which, true to
The Tattoo Without Meaning by Christopher J. Lee
“I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me.” French intellectual Roland Barthes wrote countless times on language—vividly, intimately—but not quite so directly on tattoos, instead arriving by coincidence at the site of marked skin, which, true to
Hospice Watercolors and Handsome Women’s Club by Heather Anne Welch
RECAPS IS PROUD TO PRESENT TWO ORIGINAL ZINES OF THE WORK OF HEATHER ANNE WELCH. Simone de Beauvior by Gisele Freund I’m starting a club, The Handsome Women’s Club. We’re not strictly against admitting men to the club, but they
Hospice Watercolors and Handsome Women’s Club by Heather Anne Welch
RECAPS IS PROUD TO PRESENT TWO ORIGINAL ZINES OF THE WORK OF HEATHER ANNE WELCH. Simone de Beauvior by Gisele Freund I’m starting a club, The Handsome Women’s Club. We’re not strictly against admitting men to the club, but they
MOM BABY GOD with Madeline Burrows
MOM BABY GOD is the work of Madeline Burrows, a one-woman-show based on two years of undercover research on the anti-abortion movement. Alternately entertaining and inflammatory, Burrows’ piece of political theater channels the characters she’s met in the pro-life movement,
MOM BABY GOD with Madeline Burrows
MOM BABY GOD is the work of Madeline Burrows, a one-woman-show based on two years of undercover research on the anti-abortion movement. Alternately entertaining and inflammatory, Burrows’ piece of political theater channels the characters she’s met in the pro-life movement,
YOUR NOSTALGIA IS KILLING ME Vincent Chevalier and Ian Bradley-Perrin
Poster_Download Created for the 2013 edition of AIDS Action Now’s poster/VIRUS AAN-ChevalierPerrin11x17.pdf “Strictly speaking, nostalgia does not entail the exercise of memory at all, since the past it idealizes stands outside time, frozen in unchanging perfection. Memory too may idealize
YOUR NOSTALGIA IS KILLING ME Vincent Chevalier and Ian Bradley-Perrin
Poster_Download Created for the 2013 edition of AIDS Action Now’s poster/VIRUS AAN-ChevalierPerrin11x17.pdf “Strictly speaking, nostalgia does not entail the exercise of memory at all, since the past it idealizes stands outside time, frozen in unchanging perfection. Memory too may idealize
New Drawings by Boris Torres
Ladies, pencil wash on paper, 9 X 12 inches, 2014 Three Mary’s, pencil wash on paper, 9 X 12 inches, 2014
New Drawings by Boris Torres
Ladies, pencil wash on paper, 9 X 12 inches, 2014 Three Mary’s, pencil wash on paper, 9 X 12 inches, 2014
RECORDAR by Ani Cordero: An Open Letter to RECAPS from Chris Verene
As we live together in a post-Occupy and post-Edward Snowden society, it seems important, and has been personally therapeutic for me, to find new kinds of activism which raise awareness about the injustice in our world. My partner, Ani
RECORDAR by Ani Cordero: An Open Letter to RECAPS from Chris Verene
As we live together in a post-Occupy and post-Edward Snowden society, it seems important, and has been personally therapeutic for me, to find new kinds of activism which raise awareness about the injustice in our world. My partner, Ani
Choosing Your Words by Cora Currier
I recently got an anachronistic message from the early 2000s internet: a chain email asking me to send an inspirational quote along to the previous recipients, copy 20 others on my response, and in a day’s time, I’d receive from
Choosing Your Words by Cora Currier
I recently got an anachronistic message from the early 2000s internet: a chain email asking me to send an inspirational quote along to the previous recipients, copy 20 others on my response, and in a day’s time, I’d receive from
Reading “Paris is Burning” with Lucas Hilderbrand
Sharon Needles reading Paris Is Burning In celebration of his new book, Paris is Burning: A Queer Film Classic, Lucas Hilderbrand answered a few questions about the project for the Reclaim Media issue. RECAPS: Your book helps bridge the theory/practice disconnect
Reading “Paris is Burning” with Lucas Hilderbrand
Sharon Needles reading Paris Is Burning In celebration of his new book, Paris is Burning: A Queer Film Classic, Lucas Hilderbrand answered a few questions about the project for the Reclaim Media issue. RECAPS: Your book helps bridge the theory/practice disconnect
Ecosex Ephemera by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens
25 Ways Download.jpg 25 ways to Make Love to The Earth Poster design by Mari Kono. Photo of Beth & Annie by Juliancash.com eco sexy hanky Hankie Download.jpg Design by Kern Toy with Annie
Ecosex Ephemera by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens
25 Ways Download.jpg 25 ways to Make Love to The Earth Poster design by Mari Kono. Photo of Beth & Annie by Juliancash.com eco sexy hanky Hankie Download.jpg Design by Kern Toy with Annie
Hot Queen by Gustavo Turner
Hot Download (postcard, 2014)
Hot Queen by Gustavo Turner
Hot Download (postcard, 2014)
When Will My Reflection Show Who I Am Online by Faye Orlove
Webster’s defines ‘selfies’ as “noun: a picture you take of yourself”—but we all know it’s * so * much more. fame whore pins by faye orlove needs-validation-download.jpg narcissist-download.jpg egotistical-download.jpg Faye is an illustrator and animator living a very glamorous life
When Will My Reflection Show Who I Am Online by Faye Orlove
Webster’s defines ‘selfies’ as “noun: a picture you take of yourself”—but we all know it’s * so * much more. fame whore pins by faye orlove needs-validation-download.jpg narcissist-download.jpg egotistical-download.jpg Faye is an illustrator and animator living a very glamorous life
Travel Zine Posters by Miyuki Baker
THE NETHERLANDS: homonormative poster download.jpg queerparties poster download.jpg INDIA: bangalore poster download.jpg India Download.jpg KOREA: Korea 1 poster download.jpg Korea LBGT orgs poster download.jpg ZINE PAGES and POSTER DOWNLOADS for MORE: queerscribe poster download.jpeg
Travel Zine Posters by Miyuki Baker
THE NETHERLANDS: homonormative poster download.jpg queerparties poster download.jpg INDIA: bangalore poster download.jpg India Download.jpg KOREA: Korea 1 poster download.jpg Korea LBGT orgs poster download.jpg ZINE PAGES and POSTER DOWNLOADS for MORE: queerscribe poster download.jpeg
Re-mix of Love Dog by Masha Tupitsyn by Rebekah Weikel
Love Dog was commissioned by Penny-Ante in 2011. At this time, Masha Tupitsyn had only penned a handful of entries for her Tumblr, “Love Dog.” The aim for the book project was to experiment with digital time
Re-mix of Love Dog by Masha Tupitsyn by Rebekah Weikel
Love Dog was commissioned by Penny-Ante in 2011. At this time, Masha Tupitsyn had only penned a handful of entries for her Tumblr, “Love Dog.” The aim for the book project was to experiment with digital time
Posters by 3C Robles-Jackson
Kerala While I have been thinking a lot about a historical American left, in the Post-Occupy world, I have had to look further away for a contemporary, fighting, sustainable left. The Communist Party in Kerala is organized by and through
Posters by 3C Robles-Jackson
Kerala While I have been thinking a lot about a historical American left, in the Post-Occupy world, I have had to look further away for a contemporary, fighting, sustainable left. The Communist Party in Kerala is organized by and through
Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham with Images by Victoria Fu
Installation photos: Cult of Splendor, Jan 09, 2014 to Feb 08, 2014, University Art Gallery, University of California at Irvine, photographs by Elan Greenwald Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham The stimulations of the senses succeed one another with such rapidity that there is no
Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham with Images by Victoria Fu
Installation photos: Cult of Splendor, Jan 09, 2014 to Feb 08, 2014, University Art Gallery, University of California at Irvine, photographs by Elan Greenwald Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham The stimulations of the senses succeed one another with such rapidity that there is no
May Day Poster by Damon Krukowski
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May Day Poster by Damon Krukowski
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Reclaim (the millennial) Generation by Martabel Wasserman
Each generation fucks with form. To break the rules of writing remakes possibilities for how we relate to the past, each other, and knowledge production. The avant-garde, popular culture, and mainstream media collectively constitute how form and language change over
Reclaim (the millennial) Generation by Martabel Wasserman
Each generation fucks with form. To break the rules of writing remakes possibilities for how we relate to the past, each other, and knowledge production. The avant-garde, popular culture, and mainstream media collectively constitute how form and language change over
Daisy Chain Theory: a long leditor/manifesto for May Day by Martabel Wasserman
posterdownload Do you remember what revolution tastes like? that honeyed syrup of possibility that pours through the body, loosening its tight grip on reality-as-is, clearing the way for new sensations and sites for connection, the sweet escape from ego
Daisy Chain Theory: a long leditor/manifesto for May Day by Martabel Wasserman
posterdownload Do you remember what revolution tastes like? that honeyed syrup of possibility that pours through the body, loosening its tight grip on reality-as-is, clearing the way for new sensations and sites for connection, the sweet escape from ego
On Black Love by Iman James
There is one definition of love that I currently accept. Love is when an individual commits to and works toward the thriving of another. Furthermore, that individual seeks to better herself not only for her own sake, but also for
On Black Love by Iman James
There is one definition of love that I currently accept. Love is when an individual commits to and works toward the thriving of another. Furthermore, that individual seeks to better herself not only for her own sake, but also for
G-chatting with John Greyson
G-chatting with John Greyson “John [Greyson] belongs to a category of gay and lesbian artist that I call “credible.” By this I mean that they have consistently produced artistically engaged work with authentic queer content and that they treat other
G-chatting with John Greyson
G-chatting with John Greyson “John [Greyson] belongs to a category of gay and lesbian artist that I call “credible.” By this I mean that they have consistently produced artistically engaged work with authentic queer content and that they treat other
Four Texts by Brent Armendinger
THE SCREEN You have never seen so many flags. Together, they seem to erase the sun – over and over people say how blue the morning, as if the color itself were suspect. A fortress of cloth – it walls
Four Texts by Brent Armendinger
THE SCREEN You have never seen so many flags. Together, they seem to erase the sun – over and over people say how blue the morning, as if the color itself were suspect. A fortress of cloth – it walls
Untitled collaboration with Manuel Vason (The Language of Flowers), 2006 by Lee Adams
The image is based on a durational performance installation I made for The Undercover Surrealism exhibition at The Hayward Gallery, South Bank Centre, London called the Language of Flowers after the essay by Georges Bataille: ” … even more than
Untitled collaboration with Manuel Vason (The Language of Flowers), 2006 by Lee Adams
The image is based on a durational performance installation I made for The Undercover Surrealism exhibition at The Hayward Gallery, South Bank Centre, London called the Language of Flowers after the essay by Georges Bataille: ” … even more than
Look (To Allan Sekula) by Marcus Civin
Look To Allan Sekula [1951-2013] Film still, The Forgotten Space (2010), an film essay by Allan Sekula and Noël Burch A long ship could be a small thing, a gewgaw, if it goes away, if it wisps out. Ship ship
Look (To Allan Sekula) by Marcus Civin
Look To Allan Sekula [1951-2013] Film still, The Forgotten Space (2010), an film essay by Allan Sekula and Noël Burch A long ship could be a small thing, a gewgaw, if it goes away, if it wisps out. Ship ship
Sarah Schulman on “Israel/Palestine and the Queer International” Interview by Nadia Gaber
On May Day 2011, the first Palestinian trade union conference for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli occupation was held in Ramallah, aligning labor organizers with the largest Palestinian civic movement, a non-violent resistance strategy that has solidarity
Sarah Schulman on “Israel/Palestine and the Queer International” Interview by Nadia Gaber
On May Day 2011, the first Palestinian trade union conference for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli occupation was held in Ramallah, aligning labor organizers with the largest Palestinian civic movement, a non-violent resistance strategy that has solidarity
Untitled (Wind) by Julie Tolentino
Untitled (Wind) – S and J 2012 by Julie Tolentino
Untitled (Wind) by Julie Tolentino
Untitled (Wind) – S and J 2012 by Julie Tolentino
Providence by Marcus Civin
I have to go down to the basement, where the light is wrong. Or is there really even any light? And you don’t have to answer this question… the cost. And no one answers the phone. They’re good, but those
Providence by Marcus Civin
I have to go down to the basement, where the light is wrong. Or is there really even any light? And you don’t have to answer this question… the cost. And no one answers the phone. They’re good, but those
The Politics of Apathy by Christopher J. Lee
Of the many charges leveled against the so-called millennial generation, there’s none more damning than ‘apathetic.’ Stock photos of bored young people corroborate questionable reporting; millennials evidently spend their time lying in grassy meadows, resting their heads in their hands,
The Politics of Apathy by Christopher J. Lee
Of the many charges leveled against the so-called millennial generation, there’s none more damning than ‘apathetic.’ Stock photos of bored young people corroborate questionable reporting; millennials evidently spend their time lying in grassy meadows, resting their heads in their hands,
Activism, Archives and Academia: Catching up with Michael Bronski
LBGT Studies and Queer Theory emerged as disciplines not because a few academic super stars deemed them so, but because the tireless work of an army of lovers. Michael Bronski was on the frontlines of this fight: organizing, writing, and
Activism, Archives and Academia: Catching up with Michael Bronski
LBGT Studies and Queer Theory emerged as disciplines not because a few academic super stars deemed them so, but because the tireless work of an army of lovers. Michael Bronski was on the frontlines of this fight: organizing, writing, and
visually similar imgs by Rebecca Lieberman
visually similar imgs (ongoing book series) visually similar imgs draws its source material and subject matter (as well as its name) from Google’s “Search by Image,” a search product released in 2012 that allows people to search with images instead
visually similar imgs by Rebecca Lieberman
visually similar imgs (ongoing book series) visually similar imgs draws its source material and subject matter (as well as its name) from Google’s “Search by Image,” a search product released in 2012 that allows people to search with images instead
10 Frame-works: A Primer on Gay Labor by Colette S
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10 Frame-works: A Primer on Gay Labor by Colette S
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“Beatles vs. Stones” Q+A with author John McMillian
1. In Beatles vs. Stones you talk about how the two bands were in fact fans and supportive of each other, albeit competitive and cruel at times. Journalists and fans, on the other hand, often defined the Beatles and the Stones in
“Beatles vs. Stones” Q+A with author John McMillian
1. In Beatles vs. Stones you talk about how the two bands were in fact fans and supportive of each other, albeit competitive and cruel at times. Journalists and fans, on the other hand, often defined the Beatles and the Stones in
Sixteen Scores for Resistance by Samantha Cohen
1. Resist Sense of Scale Go on a hike somewhere unpopular. Avoid looking at the horizon. You can see green green green rolling and rolling, deep green fur swallowing tiny homes, okay. Maybe you can see your home, even,
Sixteen Scores for Resistance by Samantha Cohen
1. Resist Sense of Scale Go on a hike somewhere unpopular. Avoid looking at the horizon. You can see green green green rolling and rolling, deep green fur swallowing tiny homes, okay. Maybe you can see your home, even,
The Camera is Broken by Andrew McFarland
I live in a collective space in Brooklyn, and prior to my residency there eight months ago, my camera broke, and sometime thereafter I began working as an assistant at a commercial photography studio in Chelsea. I can’t tell whether
The Camera is Broken by Andrew McFarland
I live in a collective space in Brooklyn, and prior to my residency there eight months ago, my camera broke, and sometime thereafter I began working as an assistant at a commercial photography studio in Chelsea. I can’t tell whether
May Day Glitch by Rebecca Lieberman
“Employ bends and breaks as metaphors for différance. Use the glitch as an exoskeleton for progress. Find catharsis in disintegration, ruptures and cracks; manipulate, bend and break any medium towards the point where it becomes something new.” – Rosa Menkmann, Glitch
May Day Glitch by Rebecca Lieberman
“Employ bends and breaks as metaphors for différance. Use the glitch as an exoskeleton for progress. Find catharsis in disintegration, ruptures and cracks; manipulate, bend and break any medium towards the point where it becomes something new.” – Rosa Menkmann, Glitch
“XOX” / “MILLENNIALS” by Reya Sehgal
Links searchable from the downloadable PDF: “XOX” / “MILLENNIALS”. CHECK IT!
“XOX” / “MILLENNIALS” by Reya Sehgal
Links searchable from the downloadable PDF: “XOX” / “MILLENNIALS”. CHECK IT!
Welcome to the Diamond by Bdy Dbl
“The crystals tinkle and sparkle. The wheat is ripe: the bread is broken. But broken softly? It’s important to know. I don’t think, just as the diamond doesn’t think. I shine, totally clear. I’m neither hungry nor thirsty: I
Welcome to the Diamond by Bdy Dbl
“The crystals tinkle and sparkle. The wheat is ripe: the bread is broken. But broken softly? It’s important to know. I don’t think, just as the diamond doesn’t think. I shine, totally clear. I’m neither hungry nor thirsty: I
Thinking Femen by Martin Eiermann
During the 1968 Olympics, it was a gloved fist, raised defiantly towards the sky. During the Occupy protests of 2011, it was a smartphone pointed at approaching police officers in riot gear, the “peace symbol of the 21st century”
Thinking Femen by Martin Eiermann
During the 1968 Olympics, it was a gloved fist, raised defiantly towards the sky. During the Occupy protests of 2011, it was a smartphone pointed at approaching police officers in riot gear, the “peace symbol of the 21st century”
When Jeanne Was Down Came Over to Water The Flowers by Nicole Capps
My most recent series of small-scale drawings originated from several collections of family photographs purchased in bulk on the internet. Exploring the analog snapshot as both image and object, these drawings emphasize both the pictorial and the sculptural, playing on
When Jeanne Was Down Came Over to Water The Flowers by Nicole Capps
My most recent series of small-scale drawings originated from several collections of family photographs purchased in bulk on the internet. Exploring the analog snapshot as both image and object, these drawings emphasize both the pictorial and the sculptural, playing on
Poster by Yvonne Rainer
poster_download Text from Yvonne Rainer vis-a-vis the late Audrey Goodfriend. Design by Rebecca Lieberman
Poster by Yvonne Rainer
poster_download Text from Yvonne Rainer vis-a-vis the late Audrey Goodfriend. Design by Rebecca Lieberman
“Pussy: A Companion Piece” Nikki Darling talks to RECAPS by Martabel Wasserman
Pussy! A Companion is a pet project, a spin-off, a guide of sorts to Pussy! A Progression!, the five-part literary manifesto by Nikki Darling recently published by The Art Book Review. As Darling explains, when putting something like a manifesto
“Pussy: A Companion Piece” Nikki Darling talks to RECAPS by Martabel Wasserman
Pussy! A Companion is a pet project, a spin-off, a guide of sorts to Pussy! A Progression!, the five-part literary manifesto by Nikki Darling recently published by The Art Book Review. As Darling explains, when putting something like a manifesto
Art Student Coloring Book by Asthrea Camilon
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Art Student Coloring Book by Asthrea Camilon
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Vanity Fair by RL Goldberg
Jin’s walk-in closet is maybe as big as my bedroom. We sit on the floor, Indian style, and try on her shoes. They are organized by color, lined up on the shelves. She picks a pair of brown ones and
Vanity Fair by RL Goldberg
Jin’s walk-in closet is maybe as big as my bedroom. We sit on the floor, Indian style, and try on her shoes. They are organized by color, lined up on the shelves. She picks a pair of brown ones and
May Or May Not by Matthew Skomarovsky
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May Or May Not by Matthew Skomarovsky
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