Notes on Leaving, and Photo Memoir / SF MoMA Open Space Residency

I have published four pieces on Open Space, an interdisciplinary publishing platform by San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art as part of a residency, and have now become a permanent artist columnist for the project, joining a family that includes a few of my mentors and idols like Dodie Bellamy, Bean Gilsdorf, Dynasty Handbag, Xandra … Read more Notes on Leaving, and Photo Memoir / SF MoMA Open Space Residency


Double Trouble

“Some orgasms are quick, small, and barely noticeable… And some orgasms involve the Double Trouble.” Kate Sloan, My Year With the Double Trouble SAN FRANCISCO—Courtney Trouble—a queer feminist porn star, photographer, and award-winning pornographer—has joined forces with Bay Area business Fucking Sculptures to create the Double Trouble Dildo. The founder of TROUBLEfilms said the piece … Read more Double Trouble


SOMArts Touch On Interview with Courtney Trouble

TOUCH ON ARTIST INTERVIEW: COURTNEY TROUBLE WHAT: Courtney Trouble makes photographs and mixed media art that addresses queer identity and non-binary gender. Courtney’s work will be displayed at the Touch On Exhibition at SOMArts. WHEN: Courtney Trouble’s work can be viewed as part of Touch On: Aesthetics in the Art, Politics and Ontology of Touch, on view … Read more SOMArts Touch On Interview with Courtney Trouble


Finding Gender Through Porn Performance

Originally printed in the debut issue of the academic journal Porn Studies, reprinted on Huffington Post.  Queer porn means different things to different people – but to me, it means porn that is out of the box, out of the closet, and shamelessly sex-positive. Queer porn’s endless combinations of genders and sexualities allow its performers … Read more Finding Gender Through Porn Performance


How To Be A Girl: The Rumpus Interview With Antonia Crane

This post is part of my efforts to archive my words across the internet in one place. Please visit the original post and support the platform with your clicks. I noticed the images were glitched out so I’ve removed what they had (Flicker stand-ins) and will upload the original photos from Romy Suskin soon. RECESSION SEX WORKERS #7: HOW TO BE A GIRL: COURTNEY TROUBLE’S SUBVERSIVE SMUT BY ANTONIA CRANE January … Read more How To Be A Girl: The Rumpus Interview With Antonia Crane