I see art-making, especially that which comes from the margins of the mainstream, as a site of resistance, a way of interrupting and intervening in t… - Harmony Hammond

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I see art-making, especially that which comes from the margins of the mainstream, as a site of resistance, a way of interrupting and intervening in those historical and cultural fields that continually exclude me, a sort of gathering of forces on the borders. For the dominant hegemonic stance that has worked to silence and subdue gender and ethnic difference has also silenced difference based on sexual preference.

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About Harmony Hammond

Harmony Hammond (born February 8, 1944) is an American artist, activist, curator, and writer. She was a prominent figure in the founding of the feminist art movement in 1970's New York.

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Alternative Names: Harmony Lynn Hammond

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