Friday, October 28, 2016

From Stonewall to AIDS, Framing Queer Desire

A recent forum at MoMA reveals a rich, often-overlooked thread of queer history and photography.

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George Dureau, Arthur de Silva, 1988, from George Dureau, The Photographs(Aperture, 2016) © George Dureau and courtesy Arthur Roger Gallery and Higher Pictures

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George Dureau, Earl Leavell, 1977, from George Dureau, The Photographs (Aperture, 2016) © George Dureau and courtesy Arthur Roger Gallery and Higher Pictures

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George Dureau, Roosevelt Singleton, 1974, from George Dureau, The Photographs (Aperture, 2016) © George Dureau and courtesy Arthur Roger Gallery and Higher Pictures

Fred TemnelFred Temnel

George Dureau, Fred Temnel, 1976, from George Dureau, The Photographs (Aperture, 2016) © George Dureau, Courtesy Arthur Roger Gallery and Higher Pictures

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Jimmy DeSana, Storage Boxes, 1980. From Jimmy DeSana: Suburban (Aperture/Salon 94, 2015) © and courtesy the Jimmy DeSana Estate/Salon 94

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Jimmy DeSana, Four Legs with Shoes, ca. 1980, from Jimmy DeSana: Suburban (Aperture/Salon 94, 2015) © and courtesy the Jimmy DeSana Estate/Salon 94

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Jimmy DeSana, Thimbles, 1983, from Jimmy DeSana: Suburban (Aperture/Salon 94, 2015) © and courtesy the Jimmy DeSana Estate/Salon 94

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David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (face in dirt), 1990, from Brush Fires in the Social Landscape, photographs by David Wojnarowicz (Aperture, 2015) © the Estate of David Wojnarowicz, Courtesy P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York

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David Wojnarowicz, Arthur Rimbaud in New York (on subway), 1978-79, from Brush Fires in the Social Landscape, photographs by David Wojnarowicz (Aperture, 2015) © the Estate of David Wojnarowicz, Courtesy P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York

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David Wojnarowicz, I Feel a Vague Nausea, 1990, from Brush Fires in the Social Landscape, photographs by David Wojnarowicz (Aperture, 2015) © The Estate of David Wojnarowicz and courtesy P.P.O.W Gallery, New York

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