Early Work (1988-1995) by Michelle Handelman
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BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes & Sadomasochism (1995)
The 1995 queer film classic that documents San Francisco’s leatherdyke scene.
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Blood, Guts & Beauty (1992-1994)
A mix of videos, sculptures, and visceral photographs handworked and collaged by Handelman.
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Women With Weapons (1992-1993)
A photo series Handelman shot in early 1990s San Francisco & New York City with queer sex workers and their personal weapons.
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The Torture Series (1990-1992)
Photographs made by Michelle Handelman in collaboration with Monte Cazazza.
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A History of Pain (1992)
An experimental narrative about the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition and how it still permeates our current psycho-sexual cultural milieu.
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Catscan (1990)
A tongue-in-cheek homage to feline sexuality, cunnilingus and dairy products by Michelle Handelman and Monte Cazzaza.
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Homophobia is Known to Cause Nightmares (1989)
A woman impersonating a man impersonating himself—a revenge film created in a moment of unsafe and insane filmmaking.
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Safer Sexual Techniques in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1988)
The first film ever made by Michelle Handelman, a surreal impression of “safe sex” during the AIDS crisis.
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Early Self-Portraits & Photo-Tableaux
Handelman’s earliest photographs, a series of tableaux using her own body, taken in Chicago in the 1980s.