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Wojnarowicz, David (Photographer), John Roman Baker.

Close to the Knives // Easy [Play Poster].

Brighton, UK: Aids Positive Underground // Sussex Aids Centre, 1993. Limited Edition. Poster. David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. Wojnarowicz channeled a vast accumulation of raw images, sounds, memories and lived experiences into a powerful voice that was an undeniable presence in the New York City art scene of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. Through his several volumes of fiction, poetry, memoirs, painting, photography, installation, sculpture, film and performance, Wojnarowicz left a legacy, affirming art’s vivifying power in a society he viewed as alienating and corrosive. His use of blunt semiotics and graphic illustrations exposed what he felt the mainstream repressed: poverty, abuse of power, blind nationalism, greed, homophobia and the devastation of the AIDS epidemic. Wojnarowicz died of AIDS-related complications on July 22, 1992 at the age of 37.
Plays based on David's book of essays: Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (1991). Close to the Knives was performed at the 1993 Brighton Festival with the role of David Wojnarowicz played by actor Simon Merrells and adapted by John Roman Baker. Near Fine. Light creasing, else bright and unmarred. Black, white, and red on cardstock. 12x18" Item #13974

Price: $200.00