David Wojnarowicz

David Wojnarowicz

Birthday: 1954-09-14

Place of Birth: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

Biography: David Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the New York City art world.

Movies

You Killed Me First
You Killed Me First

Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood out...

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Stray Dogs
Stray Dogs

A fan tries to get an artist's attention by literally coming apart....

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Silence = Death
Silence = Death

AIDS victims and activists cope with hardship and society’s ignorance....

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Where Evil Dwells
Where Evil Dwells

Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug f...

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All I can feel is the pressure
All I can feel is the pressure

David Wojnarowicz speaking before his death. Tens pounds of pressure, tens pounds of rage...

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American Obsessions
American Obsessions

Richard Kern’s 1983 film "American Obsessions" features David Wojnarowicz interacting with plaster ...

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The Hardcore Collection
The Hardcore Collection

This DVD features 13 provocative short films by Richard Kern. Color & B&W film shorts with Lydia Lun...

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A Fire in My Belly
A Fire in My Belly

Experimental short film that explores themes of religion, violence, and gender/masculinity....

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Manhattan Love Suicides
Manhattan Love Suicides

A series of short films by Richard Kern: Stray Dogs, Woman At The Wheel, Thrust In Me, & I Hate ...

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Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses
Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses

A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, ...

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Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991
Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991

Political artist, painter, writer, performer and photographer David Wojnarowicz was one of the leadi...

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Abuse
Abuse

Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who...

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Bust
Bust

A close up head and shoulders of David Wojnarowicz, is the only image. He speaks with characteristic...

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By the Dawn's Early Light
By the Dawn's Early Light

An intriguing, powerful work, portraying a journey through the dark, ugly underbelly of a rough and ...

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Listen to This
Listen to This

Listen to This is a fragment of collective memory that finds critical relevance in contemporary Quee...

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Phil Interviews David Wojnarowicz
Phil Interviews David Wojnarowicz

Phil Zwickler interviews David Wojnarowicz about a NEA project grant for a gallery show....

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Around Clown
Around Clown

A collaboration between David Wojnarowicz and Steve Doughton....

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The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

An oral history of Artists Space, the legendary New York artists organization. Told through the voic...

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Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker
Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker

A collage-like, incisive look at the life of writer, painter and thinker David Wojnarowicz, whose po...

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The Virginia Tripping Film
The Virginia Tripping Film

Carlo McCormick was invited to curate an East Village Art show at a gallery in Richmond, Virginia. F...

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Cockabunnies
Cockabunnies

In 1981, David Wojnarowicz befriended twenty-one year-old Sophie Breer, an artist and co-worker at t...

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