As he grappled with anxieties related to his family, sexuality, and fear of AIDS — to which he would succumb at the age of 33 — Ellis meticulously documented his life.
The Bronx
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Bronx Calling Recognizes Artists’ Individuality but Neglects Art-World Gentrification
The Bronx Museum’s fifth biennial continues to focus its programming on individual identity, eliding the ever-divergent interests of the art market and local communities.
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Photographs Document a Father’s Journey for Justice, One Run at a Time
An exhibition in the Bronx shines a light on Running for Ayotzinapa 43, a group calling for justice for the 43 young Mexican students kidnapped in 2014.
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Rethinking What Passes for Normal Amid the “Trump Revolution”
A yearlong series at the Bronx Documentary Center shows how nativist US immigration policies have affected people from many different walks of life.
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Fluid Glimpses of a Queer Community on the Margins
More than portraits of the Piers, Alvin Baltrop’s photos become documentation of the AIDS crisis in the ’80s, which deeply impacted (and continues to impact) queer communities and communities of color.
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The Hidden Sides of New York’s Well-Known Landmarks
Three new HBO documentaries probe the stories of the Statue of Liberty, the Bronx, and the Apollo Theater.
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South Bronx Artists Open Their Studios
Join the South Bronx Independent Artists Coalition for a tour of various studios throughout the South Bronx.
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Art Responding to Birds and Their Habitats at One of New York’s Great Natural Escapes
Avifauna at Wave Hill in the Bronx features art responding to the lives of birds in New York City and beyond.
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Two Surrealist WPA Murals Return to a Golf Course in the Bronx
After their removal a decade ago during renovations, two Surrealist murals by Allen Saalburg are conserved and back on view at the Split Rock Golf House in Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx.
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Why a Herbarium of 7.8 Million Plants Is One of New York’s Most Valuable Resources
The New York Botanical Garden is home to the world’s second-largest herbarium, a vital archive in an era of vanishing botanical collections.
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An Artist’s Guide to Wandering the Overlooked Edges of New York City
Matthew Jensen’s Wonder Walks direct urban explorers to the fringes of New York City, to discover its hidden history and urban nature.
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Restoring a Tiffany Mosaic and Its Ethereal Light to a Bronx Cemetery
The Tiffany-designed 1914 Swan Memorial in the Bronx’s Woodlawn Cemetery is being restored after over a century of deterioration in the open air.
