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A solo exhibition by artist Amélie Chunleau is currently up at Kaffe 1668 in Tribeca. Chunleau uses collage to combine sci-fi with elements of feminism and more than a little humor in her work. I had the pleasure of attending the opening last Sunday, and this one is definitely worth checking out! Make sure you head over before it closes at the end of the month.

(Amélie Chunleau, Untitled, 2009. Courtesy of the artist.)

\ ‘flō \ : art, text, new media opens April 15th at The Center for Book Arts in Manhattan. Feminist artist Jessica Lagunas, among others, will be investigating the flow of text and image in various different media in this group show.

(Exhibition announcement image. Courtesy of Jessica Lagunas.)

Kurban, an exhibition of the photography and video of Almagul Menlibayeva closes this Saturday, April 11th, at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art. In a feminist take on mythology, Menlibayeva reassigns the male roles of traditional myths to women in this exhibition. Don’t miss it!

(Almagul Menlibayeva, Before the Solar Eclipse, III, Lambda print mounted on alu-dibond, 2009. Courtesy of Priska C. Juschka Fine Art.)

Gravity Buffs, a group show including the work of feminist artist Amy Cutler, closes this Saturday, April 11th, at the Thomas Robertello Gallery in Chicago. The exhibition features artists who reveal their narratives and content through the unusual use of gravity in their work.

(Amy Cutler, Arrangement, 2002. Courtesy of the Thomas Robertello Gallery.)

In conjunction with the exhibition I Am Art, curated by Anthony Berlet, M.D., Dr. Virginia Braun will be giving a talk at Apexart on Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30 pm. In Cosmetic surgery, commercialization and culture: The case of the ‘designer vagina’, Braun will discuss the social implications of the growing trend of female genital cosmetic surgery. I Am Art will be on view until May 9th.

Guest of Cindy Sherman is showing now at Cinema Village in Manhattan. This documentary film gives an intimate look into the life of artist Cindy Sherman through the eyes of her lover, Paul H-O. For more information on the film, click here.

(Movie poster image. Courtesy of Cinema Village.)

Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape is currently on view at the Aperture Gallery. In this exhibition, the photography of Jonathan Torgovnik introduces women and children who live the various consequences of another’s heinous acts. This show closes Thursday, May 7th.

(From Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape. Courtesy of Aperture Gallery.)

Artist, feminist, and writer Mira Schor will be giving a talk at 8pm tonight at Momenta Art in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This talk will be in conjunction with her exhibition Suddenly, on view at the gallery through April 20th.

(From Suddenly,. Courtesy of Momenta Art.)

Also, on April 20th at 8pm, feminist artist Vernita N’Cognita will be performing her Ghost Traveler at Judson Church . One of four performances that night, Ghost Traveler will explore the ironies of aging. Don’t miss it!