Book Review
The War on Art Is Repeating Itself
As an artist who lived through the Reagan-era Culture Wars, I recommend Isaac Butler’s “The Perfect Moment” for the stories that parallel our current fight to defend creative expression.
David Wojnarowicz
Book Review
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.
Feature
40-Year-Old David Wojnarowicz Mural Resurfaces, Only to Be Hidden Again
The stewards of the artist’s legacy hope that a work miraculously discovered in Louisville, Kentucky, now covered up by the building’s developer, can see the light of day once more.
News
NYC AIDS Memorial Celebrates David Wojnarowicz's 70th Birthday
A remembrance event on Saturday night, September 14, will include readings and a candlelit procession to the LGBTQ Memorial at Hudson River Park.
Art
Six Times Right-Wing Groups Went After Artists
Throughout history, conservatives have consistently targeted artists creating works outside of their agenda.
Art
"One Day This Kid" Project Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of David Wojnarowicz's Death
PPOW Gallery and the David Wojnarowicz Foundation launched an interactive project dedicated to the artist’s iconic photo-text collage.
Film
A Documentary Lets David Wojnarowicz Speak Again
Wojnarowicz features selections from hundreds of hours of personal recordings the artist left behind after his 1992 death.
Art
A David Wojnarowicz Documentary Honors the Gritty, Glorious Chaos of His Life
In Wojnarowicz's work, as in his life, testing the limits of artistic categories and systemic and institutional power was central to his impassioned vision.
Art
David Wojnarowicz's Little-known "Stoned" Drawings
Wojnarowicz created his "Stoned Sketchbook" as a teenager, but its loopy, delightful drawings foreshadow the mature artist's irresistible irreverence.
News
Wolfgang Tillmans Gets Artists to Sell $50 Posters for Global Fundraiser
The 2020Solidarity fundraiser features posters by Tillmans and other acclaimed artists like Nicole Eisenman, Betty Tompkins, and David Wojnarowicz.
Art
Revisiting the Provocative AIDS Art of Robert Blanchon
The artist's aim was to “elevate the physiological aspects of HIV to a level of reality that represents the pain, loss, and massive suffering caused by this plague.”
Art
A David Wojnarowicz Performance from 1989 Is Released on Vinyl
"ITSOFOMO: In The Shadow of Forward Motion" features Wojnarowicz's haunting spoken-word vocals and composer Ben Neill's ambient soundscapes.