Author Archives: Sadie

XXXhibition: An Art Show Celebrating Sex Workers

Title: XXXhibition: An Art Show Celebrating Sex WorkersLocation: Million Fishes Gallery, San Francisco 2501 Bryant Street,Link out: Click hereDescription: Please join us in honoring International Sex Workers Rights Day by celebrating the talents and gifts of our local community! On Thursday, March 3 from 6-9pm we will showcase art from more than a dozen Bay [...]

32 actions Documentation up!

I just added the photos and a description from this fall’s birthday performance, 32 actions: Teaching Myself to Love to the Performance page. Since the piece was in November and the page is arranged chronologically, you may have to scroll down a bit to find it. Enjoy!

A Fire in Our Belly- an art intervention in the National Portrait Gallery

Amazing that in 2011, censorship in National museums is a current issue. After being displayed for a month in the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibit: Hide/Seek, Difference and Desire about queer desire in art; David Wajnarowicz’s video piece, A Fire in My Belly was pulled after complaints from the religious right. You can read more about [...]

The Pain- When Will It End: Tim Kreider interviewed in Baltimore City Paper

In my hometown of Baltimore last month, I experienced something for the first time in a loooong time: waking up to snow falling out of every window in my mother’s house. My mouth didn’t close for 20 minutes, and I kept saying “Oh my GOD!!!” Now that I just returned from Aspen to visit my [...]

“Plumbing” at Breaking Ranks: Human/Nature

Title: “Plumbing” at Breaking Ranks: Human/NatureLocation: Marin Headlands Center for the Arts, Meet in the Mess Hall, Building 944, Fort BarryLink out: Click hereDescription: Breaking Ranks: Human/Nature Readings & Performances Sunday, February 13, 2 – 5PM Admission FREE | Meet in the Mess Hall, Building 944, Fort Barry Reservations are not required, but we invite [...]

Squart!: the Resolutionists

Title: Squart!: the ResolutionistsLocation: SOMArts 934 Brannan Street (btw. 8th and 9th)Link out: Click hereDescription: Join SOMArts Cultural Center and co-producers THEOFFCENTER to help usher in another year of spontaneous queer art (SQUART!), and support SQUART! in advance of their retreat to the Headlands. The format is simple: people show up at 6 p.m. and [...]

Naked Girls Reading in honor of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Title: Naked Girls Reading in honor of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex WorkersLocation: Center for Sex and Culture, 1519 Mission St @ 11th, San FranciscoLink out: Click hereDescription: Where: Center for Sex and Culture. 1519 Mission Street @ 11th Street, SF When: Friday, December 17th. Doors: 8:30pm. Event: 9:00 – 10:30pm Cost: [...]

Walk of Gratitude

My favorite Thanksgiving tradition, now in the third year. I take a long walk with lovers and/or friends around midnight the night before Thanksgivng Day, or on Thanksgiving after dinner (or both) and as well walk we just verbalize all the things we are grateful for. Thank you to Shalo P. for creating this tradition [...]

You Know What I Love #2

Tiger, tiger burning bright…. In San Francisco, you can’t spit on the sidewalk without wetting a piece of art. Street art comes and goes, I often mark my path through the city with the wheat pastes, stencils and murals I prefer. (And maybe you recall the hipster stencil wars of 2006-2008?) This tiger recently got [...]

32 actions: Crosstraining for Teaching Myself to Love

Title: 32 actions: Crosstraining for Teaching Myself to LoveLocation: Kotbusser Tor Ubahn Station, BerlinDescription: On November 11, 2010, my 32nd birthday, I’ll be performing 32 Actions: Cross Training for Teaching Myself to Love at the Kotbusser Tor U-Bahn station. This is a performance piece patchworked from 32 actions sent by you, my community. Start Time: [...]