The Editorial page has been created with the aim of giving space to artistic and curatorial practices that employ queer and feminist methodologies to explore gender, sexuality, sex, race, bodies, (dis)ability, ecology, pleasure, desire and much more.

We encourage the expression of diversity in all artistic forms, with an attention towards performative and participatory work. We intend to collect written and visual counter-narratives with a concentration on censored, erased, forgotten, radical or under-represented practices, artists, writers or collectives. We are particularly interested in work which is made with diverse spaces and broader publics in mind; work which might not fit comfortably or is excluded from the commercial art world, museums and leading institutions; work which will, as a result, seek the appropriate press channels.

This newly created section will offer articles, features, reviews, interviews, visual stories and more, for an alternative reading of contemporary artistic manifestations. Our aim is to critically engage with art practices and artists in a way that navigates between the domains of theory to journalism and even auto/biographical work.

If you would like to propose an editorial piece, don't hesitate to get in touch at editorial@cuntemporary.org

EDITORIAL

Ecofetishism: Fuckin’ with Plants

Ashley Chang explores ecofetishism through the works of LA based performance artists Genevieve Belleveau and Themba Alleyne. Timothy Morton’s  now-iconic ecological thought—the idea that “all beings are interconnected” in a vast “mesh”—entails some t... Read More...

‘The Shape of Sound’ with SIREN

SIREN collective in conversation with Anjali Prashar-Savoie on the landscape of London nightlife, collaborating with institutions and their video installation.
Audience Consent Form for Thicker Than Blood II

Cruelty, Consent and Consequence

Cruelty can coexist both with pleasure and joy within human experience. It isn’t indeterminate - we all recognise the workings of cruelty through our personal experiences. These might cause us to identify cruelty with interpersonal exchange, as somet... Read More...
Anna Calvi

Anna Calvi: Desire is what being alive is about

Prior to the release of her third album Hunter on 31 August 2018, Anna Calvi talks about agency, sexual freedom, gender stereotyping and desire with writer Natalia Damigou-Papoti.  The double Mercury Music Prize-nominated singer-songwriter has worke... Read More...
Queer Faith, the radical chimera

GENDER FVCKER: NON-BINARY DRAG COMPETITION

Let's revolutionize the drag monarchy! By Soa Gourvest Although there are now a few drag contests in London, such as Drag Idol UK and Lipsync 1000, it is still necessary to create a space for non-binary drag. Soa Gourvest, a contemporary artist ... Read More...

EXPLORING QUEER ASIA: BODIES X BORDERS

The third edition of Queer Asia aims to initiate critical discussions surrounding the topic of bodies and borders in queer communities in Asia and within Asian diasporas

TECHNOFEMINISM WITH OBJECT BLUE

Sound artist and music producer Object Blue in conversation with producer Anjali Prashar-Savoie Object Blue is an experimental sound artist and music producer. Her recently released first EP Do You Plan To End A Siege? opens with a reference to Jo... Read More...

NIGHTCLUBBING INTO THE FUTURE

Artist Rachael Young in conversation with producer Anjali Prashar-Savoie Rachael Young’s socially engaged and award-winning work spans live art, theatre and interactive installations. Working to uncover hidden narratives and to render visible comm... Read More...

Making Theatre Queerly

Outbox Theatre is a relatively young company that focuses on different aspects of what defines LGBTQ life, culture and community, such as bodies, intimacy, HIV and the fears and thrills of discovering sex and sustaining sexuality across the decades. ... Read More...
Kayleigh O'Keefe - Sublimity

Kayleigh O’Keefe Video Interview

From the early experimental videos to the most recent performances, Kayleigh O'Keefe's work defies body stereotypes and sexual normative behaviours to combine fat positivity, feminine empowerment, auto-biography and surreal aesthetics in a unique, co... Read More...

The Istanbul Queer Art Collective in London

“Sameness is what every oppressive system is trying to create, including the military as well as heteronormativity. And queer is basically a stance against this sameness” Tuna Erdem and Seda Ergul, co-founders of the Istanbul Queer Art Collective, t... Read More...
On Our Backs © Jill Posener

Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian

An Interview with the curators of ON OUR BACKS: AN ARCHIVE From 6th January – 28th January 2017 the exhibition ON OUR BACKS: AN ARCHIVE took place at NewBridge Project, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The exhibition, which was curated by Jade Sweeting and Jani... Read More...

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