David Wojnarowicz’s Lessons in the Age of Surveillance

The artist’s photographs of a masked Arthur Rimbaud touring New York offer timely insights about visibility and resistance.

David Wojnarowicz’s Lessons in the Age of Surveillance
David Wojnarowicz, "Arthur Rimbaud in New York (on shore)" (1978–79), silver print (© Estate of David Wojnarowicz; all photos courtesy Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P·P·O·W, New York)