David Wojnarowicz was an author, poet, photographer, musician, filmmaker and painter whose work as an AIDS activist influenced his visionary and revolutionary art. Personal experiences of disenfranchisement and the stories of people he met living on the margins of society informed the narratives of his work, with identity, sexuality and a bristling against political structures all contributing to its visceral edge. Wojnarowicz unapologetically channeled his anger at the injustices exacted on minorities and alternative lifestyles through repressive governments and financial systems into his paintings, prints, collages and photography.
Wojnarowicz was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1954. He had a tumultuous childhood, dropping out of high school and living on the streets by the time he was 16. He spent much of his youth hitchhiking, spending time in San Francisco and then Paris.
Wojnarowicz moved to New York’s East Village in 1978, where he began exhibiting his art, which he frequently made from found materials. He became a central figure in the culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s, refusing to censor his work, which often forthrightly reflected his queer sexuality and his fury at the conservative establishment. Particularly after the death of his lover Peter Hujar in 1987, he concentrated on the government’s political inaction during the AIDS crisis. As he wrote in his 1991 memoir, Close to the Knives, “To make the private into something public is an action that has terrific repercussions.”
Wojnarowicz died in 1992 from complications due to AIDS. His art is in major collections around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tate Modern and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, which has championed LGBTQ+ artists such as Wojnarowicz for decades. In 2018, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York held a retrospective of his work.
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Untitled (Arthur Rimbaud in Paris)
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
David Wojnarowicz Untitled (Arthur Rimbaud in Paris) 1980/2023 Estate stamped, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 100) 6.16 x 4.125 inches, image 10 x 8 inches, sheet Con...
Archival Pigment
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Untitled (Buffaloes), Black and White Photograph by David Wojnarowicz
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Buffaloes), Photograph by David Wojnarowicz 1988/1994 Estate stamp in black ink, vesro Also initialed “TWR” and numbered in black ink, vesro Platinum print (Edition of 10...
Platinum
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Falling Man and Statue of Liberty
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
Collaboration between David Wojnarowicz and Jane Bauman Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Paper, Spray Paint
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Trial Run of "Burning House"
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
Spray paint on paper Contact gallery for price This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Paper, Spray Paint
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Rimbaud in New York
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 6) Estate stamped in black ink, verso Also initialed "TWR" and numbered in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York...
Silver Gelatin
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Untitled (Between C & D)
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
In this offset poster, printed in collaboration with the Lower East Side literary magazine, "Between C & D," David Wojnarowicz confronts and denounces violence against members of the LGBT community. Cynthia Carr discusses this poster in her biography, "Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz." She relates the episode of when Wojnarowicz became estranged from collaborator Marion Scemama during the production of this piece and inked out her name on the copies of the poster in his possession. This is a copy from his estate. Between C & D (1983–1990) was a Lower East Side quarterly literary magazine edited by Joel Rose and Carherine Texier. Though a geographical reference to the blocks between Avenue C and Avenue D in New York City's East Village neighborhood, “Between C & D” has also been suggested to mean “between coke and dope,” giving an indication of the publication's transgressive content and ethos. The magazine's actual tagline was “Sex. Drugs. Danger. Violence. Computers.” It was printed on fanfold computer paper, sold in a plastic bag, and featured original artwork on each binding. Contributors included Kathy Acker, Dennis Cooper, Gary Indiana, Tama Janowitz...
Offset
"Legacy Tour: 2010-2011" Poster
Located in New York, NY
This poster was designed by Jasper Johns in 2009, and the portraits were taken by Anna Finke. It is signed by all of the dancers photographed on the ...
Offset
Emma in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, April 1984
By Jonathan Becker
Located in New York, NY
Emma in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, 1984 Pão de Açucar, (Sugarloaf Mountain), Rio’s defining landmark looms in the background. Photographed by Jonathan Becker Contemporary 14" x 14.5...
Platinum
$50,000
H 30 in W 40 in
Frank Sinatra on the Boardwalk, Miami, 1968 - Lifetime Platinum Print
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra arrives at Miami beach with his entourage (including his stand-in, dressed in an identical suit and less well-dressed beefy minders) while filming 'The Lady In Cement' ...
Platinum
Paul Newman and Lee Marvin (Signed)
By Terry O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 45/50, signed by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame. Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and privat...
Silver Gelatin
$475
H 9 in W 12.5 in
"In The Distance (mini v3)", Vintage-Inspired Figurative Stencil Car Scene
By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"In The Distance (mini v3)" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on paper. The piece measures 9"h x 12.5"w framed and shipped i...
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) outside her home at Englefield Green. A...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$475
H 12.5 in W 9 in
"Double Vision", Stencil Portrait of Two Girls, Original Work on Paper
By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Double Vision" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on paper. The piece measures 12.5"h x 9"w framed and shipped in the featur...
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$1,907
H 21.66 in W 15.75 in
168.05.12 by Klaus Kampert - black & white nude photography, woman's body
By Klaus Kampert
Located in Paris, FR
168.05.12 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Wrapped. In this series, Klaus Kampert uses fabric to partia...
Archival Pigment
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 28 in D 0.05 in
Original Let's Make Love US movie poster Marilyn Monroe half sheet
Located in Spokane, WA
Original first edition vintage U. S. movie poster: Let's Make Love, (20th Century Fox, 1960). Half Sheet (22" X 28"). Comedy. Japan acid-free backed. A very attractive price for a fine condition original compared to others. We work hard to find and present high-quality original vintage posters for your personal selections at reasonable prices. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughn, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Burns, Joe Besser, Mara Lynn, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, and Milton Berle...
Offset
Douglas Kirkland 'Brigitte Bardot, Mexico'
By Douglas Kirkland
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Kirkland Brigitte Bardot, Mexico (Cards) 1965 Silver gelatin print Numbered and Signed by Douglas Kirkland Edition of 24 French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed on set o...
Silver Gelatin
$3,350
H 48 in W 60 in
Happy and Giggily - Playful Original Colorful Graffiti Painting Positive Words
By Amber Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$599
H 27.75 in W 22 in D 0.3 in
"I Need Your Skill in a War Job" — Vintage WWII War Production Recruitment
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Spokane, WA
Experience one of the most historically significant WWII artifacts ever created—the legendary "I Need Your Skill in a War Job" poster by James Montgomery Flagg, produced in 1943 during America's peak industrial mobilization. This is not merely a war production recruitment poster; it is a masterwork by the artist whose Uncle Sam image has become the most recognizable patriotic symbol in American history. James Montgomery Flagg: America's Most Iconic War Artist James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) is forever etched into American consciousness as the creator of the 1917 "I Want You for the U.S. Army" Uncle Sam poster...
Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
David Wojnarowicz 1986-1999: a set of 4 illustrated announcements
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in NEW YORK, NY
David Wojnarowicz 1986-1999: a set of 4 illustrated announcements: A rare set of 4 vintage gallery announcement cards, 3 of which published during Wojnarowicz's lifetime. Published o...
Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
David Wojnarowicz illustrated announcement 1987 (Gracie Mansion gallery)
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in NEW YORK, NY
David Wojnarowicz’s The Four Elements at Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, 1987. Offset printed announcement card; approximately 6x8 inches (folded closed). Good overall vintage co...
Offset
David Wojnarowicz illustrated announcement New York 1983
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in NEW YORK, NY
David Wojnarowicz New York 1983: Rare early 1980s David Wojnarowicz illustrated announcement card advertising a sale at Dianne Benson’s store, Dianne B, Decem...
Offset
Untitled (One Day This Kid. . .)
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
Letterpress (Edition of 100) Estate stamped in black ink and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. David Wojnarowicz was born in Red Bank, ...
Black and White
Act Up (Diptych)
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Wojnarowicz Title: Act Up (Diptych) Year: 1990 Medium: Two Silkscreens, one signed and dated in pencil Image: 18.5 x 23.5 inches Each Sheet ...
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