David WOJNAROWICZ Dear Jean Pierre Paperback Letters Modern Art Hujar DELAGE

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David Wojnarowicz: Dear Jean Pierre David Wojnarowicz (Editor), James Hoff (Editor), Cynthia Carr (Contributor) Format: Paperback / Publisher ‏ : ‎ Primary Information / Publication date ‏ : ‎ 19 Sept. 2023 / Language ‏ : ‎ English / Print length ‏ : ‎ 592 pages / ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 173779795X / ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1737797951 / Item weight ‏ : ‎ 2.58 kg / Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 4.83 x 27.94 cm Very good An epistolary portrait of Wojnarowicz's formation as an artist and writer through his tender letters to his Parisian lover--with artwork, photographs and ephemera This volume collects David Wojnarowicz's transatlantic correspondence to his Parisian lover Jean Pierre Delage between 1979 and 1982. Capturing a truly foundational moment for Wojnarowicz's artistic and literary practice, these letters not only reveal his captivating personality--and its concomitant compassion, neuroses and tenderness--but also index the development of the visual language that would go on to codify him as one of the preeminent artists of his generation. Through this collection, readers are introduced to Wojnarowicz's Rimbaud series, his band 3 Teens Kill 4, the publication of his first photographs, his early friendship with Peter Hujar, his participation in the then-emerging East Village art and music scenes, and the preparations for the publication of his first book. Included with these writings are postcards, drawings, xeroxes, photo-graphs, collages, flyers, ephemera and contact sheets that showcase so

• ISBN: 9781737797951
• Condition: Very Good

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