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David Wojnarowicz

David Wojnarowicz was born September 14, 1954 in Red Bank, New Jersey. He was an artist, writer, filmmaker, songwriter/recording artist, performance artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene in New York City. He passed away in New York on July 22, 1992.

Background

High School of Music and Art in Manhattan; New York, NY (early 1970s)

Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (1991)

Normal Editions Projects

Wojnarowicz participated in collaborative print projects at Normal Editions Workshop in the School of Art at Illinois State University, in coordination with University Galleries' hosting of the exhibition (curated by Barry Blinderman), David Wojnarowicz: Tongues of Flame and public lecture. Wojnarowicz visited campus for two short-term residencies in 1990—one week in January and another week in late May/early June, which resulted in three limited editions.

Artist David Wojnarowicz works on a drawing at the Normal Editions Workshop in 1990.

Artist David Wojnarowicz working on a mylar at Normal Editions Workshop in 1990

Resources

Biography from P.P.O.W.

Gallery Representation

"The Rage and Tenderness of David Wojnarowicz’s Art" nytimes.com

Prints from Normal Editions

untitled is included in the Marks from the Matrix , Selected Impressions , and The Intimate Print traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Fire and Water and Earth and Wind are included in the Marks from the Matrix and Selected Impressions traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Earth and Wind

Earth and Wind

David Wojnarowicz
nine-color lithograph
22 3/4" x 30"
edition size: 24 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1990
N.E.W. work #90-101
this print is part of a diptych

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Fire and Water

Fire and Water

David Wojnarowicz
ten-color lithograph
22 3/4" x 30"
edition size: 24 arabic numeral impressions and 16 roman numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1991
N.E.W. work #90-105
this print is part of a diptych

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untitled

untitled

David Wojnarowicz
three-color lithograph
8 1/8" x 10 1/4"
edition size: 50 arabic numeral impressions and 14 roman numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1990
N.E.W. work #90-102

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Collaboration with David Wojnarowicz

David Wonjarowicz

David Wonjarowicz

Artist David Wonjarowicz painting with wash on a transparent mylar for one of the layers in the nine-color lithograph "Earth and Wind" in January, 1990

David Wojnarowicz at Normal Editions Workshop

David Wojnarowicz at Normal Editions Workshop

David Wojnarowicz, Todd DeVriese, and Richard Finch at Normal Editions Workshop during the final print run of the color trial proofing session for the ten-color lithograph "Fire and Water" on June 1, 1990

David Wojnarowicz and Barry Blinderman discussion

David Wojnarowicz and Barry Blinderman discussion

David Wojnarowicz, Barry Blinderman, and Laurie Anderson at Normal Editions Workshop during a review of printed impressions (note proofs of "Earth and Wind" and "Fire and Water" on the wall opposite David and Barry) June 1, 1990

IACA Acknowledgement and Copyright

Normal Editions Workshop acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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