What are the archives of gay and lesbian leather histories, and how have contemporary artists mined these archives to create a queer politics of the present? This book sheds light on an area long ignored by traditional art history and LGBTQ studies, examining the legacies of the visual and material cultures of US leather communities. It discusses the work of contemporary artists such as Patrick Staff, Dean Sameshima, Monica Majoli, AK Burns and AL Steiner, and the artist collective Die Kranken, showing how archival histories and contemporary artistic projects might be applied in a broader analysis of LGBTQ culture and norms. Hanky codes, blurry photographs of Tom of Finland drawings, a pin sash weighted down with divergent histories - these become touchstones for writing leather histories. -- .

The first-ever illustrated history of the iconic designs, symbols, and graphic art representing more than 5 decades of LGBTQ pride and activism--from the evolution of Gilbert Baker's rainbow flag to the NYC Pride typeface launched in 2017 and beyond. Organized by decade beginning with Pre-Liberation and then spanning the 1970s through the millennium, QUEER X DESIGN will be an empowering, uplifting, and colorful celebration of the hundreds of graphics-from shapes and symbols to flags and iconic posters-that have stood for the powerful and ever-evolving LGBTQ movement over the last five-plus decades. Included in the collection will be everything from Gilbert Baker's original rainbow flag, ACT-UP's Silence = Death poster, the AIDS quilt, and Keith Haring's "Heritage of Pride" logo, as well as the original Lavender Menace t-shirt design, logos such as "The Pleasure Chest," protest buttons such as "Anita Bryant Sucks Oranges," and so much more. Sidebars throughout will cover important visual grouping such as a "Lexicon of Pride Flags," explaining the now more than a dozen flags that represent segments of the community and the evolution of the pink triangle.

Ron Athey is one of the most important, prolific and influential performance artists of the past four decades. A singular example of lived creativity, his radical performances are at odds with the art worlds and art marketplaces that have increasingly dominated contemporary art and performance art over the period of his career. Queer Communion, an exploration of Athey's career, refuses the linear narratives of art discourse and instead pays homage to the intensities of each mode of Athey's performative practice and each community he engages. Emphasizing the ephemeral and largely uncollectible nature of his work, the book places Athey's own writing at its centre, turning to memoir, memory recall and other modes of retrieval and narration to archive his performances. In addition to documenting Athey's art, ephemera, notes and drawings, the volume features commissioned essays, concise 'object lessons' on individual objects in the Athey archive, and short testimonials by friends and collaborators including Dominic Johnson, Amber Musser, Julie Tolentino, Ming Ma, David Getsy, Alpesh Patel and Zackary Drucker, among others. Together they form Queer Communion, a counter history of contemporary art.

What are the archives of gay and lesbian leather histories, and how have contemporary artists mined these archives to create a queer politics of the present? This book sheds light on an area long ignored by traditional art history and LGBTQ studies, examining the legacies of the visual and material cultures of US leather communities. It discusses the work of contemporary artists such as Patrick Staff, Dean Sameshima, Monica Majoli, AK Burns and AL Steiner, and the artist collective Die Kranken, showing how archival histories and contemporary artistic projects might be applied in a broader analysis of LGBTQ culture and norms. Hanky codes, blurry photographs of Tom of Finland drawings, a pin sash weighted down with divergent histories - these become touchstones for writing leather histories. -- .

You better believe it Andy Campbell, known for his adventurous Caribbean stories for the young and the young at heart, takes you aboard his boat to fantastic islands in the Caribbean, where UNBELIEVABLE things happen. Meet Ebenezer Tull, the less-than-honest fisherman who catches the biggest marlin in the world (or does he)? Lime on Maracas Beach with Olga and Thomas Olson, who necessitate a miracle leaf from the local roast corn vendor, and never look at a gas station the same way as before. Wonder why Slither, the pet python, goes rigid from time to time, and never look at a lamb roast the same way as before. Switch places with Orville, and live in paradise for some months-and never look at life the same way as before. So hop aboard, and become a believer

You bought a Mac Let me be the first to tell you, your day is about to get much, MUCH easier. But before we get there, there's a bit of light house keeping. Yeah, yeah, yeah - that's all fine and good, but when do you get to play with your new machine? Mac's are great - they are powerful, streamlined and easy as heck to use - but your files? They're still on a PC and like it or not, you just spent 20+ years using Windows, so there are some adjustments to make. Before you can show off your slick new Macbook Air or brag about how much faster your machine boots up or how you can find a file in, like, three seconds, you need to make the transition. That's what we're about to do. The accessories. The Apps. The file transfer. In the pages that follow, you'll learn all the stuff that matters, none of the stuff that doesn't and be ready to flash that shiny new Apple logo at your local coffee shop with pride.

Why are homing pigeons so vital to have on board when going on a family outing? Why should old men owning museums never be underestimated by art thieves? And why should one be careful when flying a monster kite on a windy day? Andy Campbell's answers to these questions make exciting, thrilling, delightful reading (or reading aloud). This book, the third in Andy's series of adventurous and often hair-raisingly suspenseful stories for and about children in the Caribbean, is fabulously illustrated by Trinidadian up-and-coming illustrator Ryan James. And because Andy is a retired pilot, there is always the thrill of flying involved somewhere in his stories ... and if it's only tribal blow-darts whirring about in the night

Andy Campbell's second children's book - gripping adventure stories from the Caribbean! Shark attack! Bull attack! Snake attack! Lost at sea! In these stories, Trinidadian children have the most nerve-wracking adventures caused by their encounters with the flora and fauna of their home island. But not to worry, all's well that ends well ... and the brave save the day! Gorgeously illustrator by talented Trinidadian artist Ryan James, with additional images by Jean Claude Salvatori. Illustrations by Ryan James and Jean Claude Salvatori Andy Campbell is a retired pilot with BWIA and wrote these adventure stories at his coffee table, which was thus rendered unusable for having coffee for months on end.

Three Caribbean short stories that have to do with flying! From Grommit, the vulture that falls first from its nest and then in love with a human lady, to Squirrel Coconuts, who ends up by mistake in the hold of a plane and has to find his place in Hyde Park in London, to a little boy who becomes a castaway on a little deserted island and has to engage a flock of pelicans to carry him back home: these exciting children stories from Trinidad and Tobago are unmistakingly written by a pilot! Illustrations by Andy Campbell and Jean Claude Salvatori Photographs by Alice Besson and Noel Norton Andy Campbell is a retired commercial pilot and wrote these adventure stories during his layovers in hotels in London and New York.

In an age of national divisiveness, artists are creating moments of political resistance while also trying to forge paths towards reconciliation. This exciting and provocative collection shows how fifteen US-based multi-disciplinary artists are addressing the complexity of the 21st century. Jeffrey Gibson weaves together European and Native American cultures; Performance artist Cassils constructs images of resistance in the Trans community; Hayv Kahraman examines diasporic culture and the effect of being a refugee in America. Together these artists create a national collective portrait of a country at odds. This book examines the human condition from all sides and strives to show how acting together against suffering can lead to a new version of realness.