David Wojnarowicz: Brush Fires in the Social Landscape
To some viewers, the photograph of Wojnarowicz’s face buried in the earth of Chaco Canyon resonates as an image of death, of loss, of powerlessness over his own AIDS-afflicted body. Others experience this image—as Wojnarowicz presented it to [his friend Jean] Foos—as one event in a series of interrelated events, a part of his journey that he chose (as he often did) to render visually. It is impossible to separate Wojnarowicz’s life from his art; they intertwine synergistically and serendipitously, contesting hypocrisy and oppressive forms of authority. Brush Fires in the Social Landscape brings us the voice of the artist, speaking to and for a generation wrestling with issues of sexuality, identity, and the fragility of life.
CONTENTS
Passenger on the Shadows by Lucy R. Lippard
C. Carr
Elizabeth Hess
Kiki Smith
Carlo McCormick
David Cole
Karen Finley
Vince Aletti
Tessa Hughes-Freeland
Tom Rauffenbart
David Wojnarowicz interviewed by Nan Goldin
Fran Lebowitz interviewed by Melissa Harris
