Title: Laura Aguilar life, the body, her perspective /
Authors: Aguilar, Laura, 1959-; Stone, Michael.; Sternad, Jennifer.; Retter, Yolanda, 1947-2007; University of California, Los Angeles.
Publisher: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Aguilar, Laura,; Aguilar, Laura, Interviews.; Hispanic American photographers Interviews.; Women photographers Interviews.; Photographers United States; Video art United States.; Portrait photography United States
Abstract: Featuring a lecture Laura Aguilar gave at UCLA in 2005 that describes her life as a photographer, a documentary on her being the subject of portrait photography, five video essays, and a series of slide shows of curated selections from her works.
Contents: [Laura in the classroom] Laura Aguilar lecture : Alma Lopez's Chicano Studies class, UCLA, April 2006 [followed by a question and answer session] / video, Michael Stone (50 min) -- [Laura in the desert] The photographer Laura Aguilar is her own model : Joshua Tree State Park, 2005 / UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center ; photographer, Laura Aguilar ; assistant, Jennifer Sternad ; video, Michael Stone (2008, 17 min.) ; Interview : Laura Aguilar, Jennifer Sternad (2008, 48 min.) -- [Video art] Laura Aguilar's short films. The body (15 min.) ; Talking about depression (6 min.) ; The knife (6 min.) ; Talking about depression 2 (18 min.) / Laura Aguilar ; assistance, Becky Villaseñor ; Joshua Tree State Park : untouched landscape / camera, Michael Stone ; editing, Willie Robert Middlebrook ; written and directed by Laura Aguilar ; produced by Aguilar productions in association with tM Company (2007, 17 min.) -- [Photography] Slide show. Friends & family ; Early work ; In Sandy's room ; Nude exercises ; Identity ; New works ; Clothed/unclothed ; In nature ; Statements ; Cemetaries ; Gender and sexual politics ; Mexico and the Day of the Dead / Laura Aguilar -- [In tribute] In memorium [sic] : Yolanda Vargas Retter, 1948-2007 / original photographs by Laura Aguilar, 1987 ; photo montage by Laura Aguilar, 2008.