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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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
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of The Misfits, Nevada
By Eve Arnold
Located in Santa Monica, CA
going over her lines for a difficult scene she is about to play with Clark Gable signed by artist in pencil on verso
Silver Gelatin
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
$3,100
H 47 in W 32 in D 0.1 in
"Avant" Black & White Art Print 47" x 32" in Ed. of 15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Avant" Black & White Art Print 47" x 32" in Ed. of 15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2020 Art Print Limited Edition of 15 Picture size: Height: 47" inch Width:...
Archival Pigment
Bea with a whip at The Other Side
By Nan Goldin
Located in New York, NY
Nan Goldin Bea with a whip at The Other Side 1973 Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm Edition of 100 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso) ...
Silver Gelatin
$1,950
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
"Hallowed Ground" Nude Photography 20" x 16" in Ed. 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hallowed Ground" Nude Photography 20" x 16" in Ed. 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin Archival Giclee Print NOT framed. Ships in a tube. Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA i...
Archival Pigment
$7,500
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Mother with Sons, 3rd Ward, Houston, TX - Vintage Print, Neighborhood
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, dated and print type in pencil on print verso Vintage gelatin silver print Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon Johnson...
Silver Gelatin
$1,950
H 36 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
"No Title Nr. 15" Ballet Photography 36 x 36 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"No Title Nr. 15" Ballet Photography 36 x 36 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Photography Edition of 28 (36 x 36 inch) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2016 This ...
Archival Pigment
$2,200
H 32 in W 32 in D 1 in
No title (No 44) Ballet Photography 32"x32" in Ed of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 44) Ballet Photography 32"x32" in Ed of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko No title (No 44) Photography Edition of 25 32 x 32 inch Year photo was taken: 2019 This picture i...
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
$1,950
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
"Seraphim" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seraphim" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist Availab...
Archival Pigment
$2,950
H 30 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
"Cernunnos II" Nude Photography 30" x 24" in Edition of 7 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cernunnos II" Nude Photography 30" x 24" in Edition of 7 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Avai...
Archival Pigment
Eric Kanigan - Social Hour, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Eric Kanigan
Located in Stamford, CT
"“You had a once-in-a-year day today.” Wildlife experiences tend to be easier to describe in feelings than in frequency. Even then, I often find myself taking days, months, or even ...
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
$1,950
H 36 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
No title (No 16) Ballet Photography 36 x 36 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 16) Ballet Photography 36 x 36 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko No title (No 16) Photography print Edition of 28 (36 x 36 inch) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo w...
Archival Pigment