Posts tagged as:

Peter Hujar

This Week’s Must-see Art Events: Dick Pics, GIFs, and Psychic TV

by Michael Anthony Farley and Rea McNamara on September 28, 2015
Thumbnail image for This Week’s Must-see Art Events: Dick Pics, GIFs, and Psychic TV

With a few exceptions, such as Lorna Mills’ At Play in the Field of the Lord opening Saturday at TRANSFER, there doesn’t seem to be an overwhelming number of great shows opening this week. Which is kind of nice, actually. Take some time get the most out of art instead of rushing around to see it all. Tomorrow night, head to James Concannon’s book launch and leisurely leaf through his collection of dick pics. Attend a lecture or take a tour with Visual AIDS and reminisce about the 80s. Head to a discussion about feminist art at Artists Space on Friday. And Saturday, spend six hours listening to experimental music and watching performances from Psychic TV and other genre-bending artists. If that hasn’t expanded your mind enough, head to MoMA on Sunday for a documentary about the surreal album art of Storm Thorgerson. After a few busy weeks, isn’t it nice to sit with art and relax?

Read the full article →

At the Whitney: Industry, Advertising, and Death Makes America Hard to See

by Paddy Johnson on April 27, 2015
Thumbnail image for At the Whitney: Industry, Advertising, and Death Makes America Hard to See

A closer look at the Whitney’s permanent collection exhibition America Is Hard to See.

Read the full article →

SLIDESHOW: Inside the New Whitney

by Paddy Johnson on April 23, 2015
Thumbnail image for SLIDESHOW: Inside the New Whitney

You gotta see this.

Read the full article →

This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Every Event We’ve Listed Today Has a Penis

by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on December 8, 2014
Thumbnail image for This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Every Event We’ve Listed Today Has a Penis

Because what this blog needs is more dicks.

Read the full article →

MATTE: Vince Aletti, “Something Soulful”

by Matthew Leifheit on October 16, 2013
Thumbnail image for MATTE: Vince Aletti, “Something Soulful”

Vince Aletti has been allotted more firsts (and almost firsts) in his life than the average person. He was the first person to write about disco. He was one of the first writers to exclusively focus on photography shows in New York. He is the only person to have penned, “This is Not a Fashion Photo” a regular column in W Magazine, where he choses pictures that look like they were made for a fashion publication but weren’t. It’s all part of his interest in niche culture, photography and fashion. I sat down with Aletti to talk about how he’s spent the last forty years studying, curating and reporting on culture.

Read the full article →

Stephen Koch on Peter Hujar: “If you’re Vincent, you’ve got to have your Theo.”

by Matthew Leifheit on October 15, 2013
Thumbnail image for Stephen Koch on Peter Hujar: “If you’re Vincent, you’ve got to have your Theo.”

Stephen Koch is the author of The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop, The Breaking Point and Stargazer: The Life, World and Films of Andy Warhol. He is also an educator and owns and manages the archive of the tortured, downtown photographer Peter Hujar. We spoke at length about Hujar’s life—his friendship with Fran Lebowitz, Susan Sontag, his relationships with Paul Thek and David Wojnarowicz, and even his strained relation with Robert Mapplethorpe. The interview touches on the work Koch has done over the past twenty-five years, raising the late underground hero from self-imposed obscurity to widespread recognition.

Read the full article →