Lately, Harmony Hammond figured in the 2024 Whitney Biennial and mounted a survey at SITE Santa Fe. But long before that, she co-founded the storied feminist collective A.I.R. Gallery and wrote tirelessly (for this magazine and others) on the work of women and lesbian artists, fighting their structural exclusion from the art world. A new collection of her writings, edited by Tirza True Latimer with a foreword by Julia Bryan-Wilson, is a portrait of her perseverance.
This month’s offerings span the centuries, moving from Renaissance theories of vision to contemporary debates over morality, inequality, and the future of art.
Whether you’re working in your last beach reads, looking for smart company on a long plane ride, or studying up for a September syllabus, we’ve got the latest and greatest listed for you below.
Happy reading!
