Bibliograph

Peter Hujar, speed of life, texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller

Type

Label

Peter Hujar, speed of life, texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Peter Hujar

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

973402215

Responsibility statement

texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller

Sub title

speed of life

Summary

Peter Hujar was a leading figure of the downtown New York scene of the 1970s and '80s. He is most well-known for his portraits of New York City's artists, musicians, writers, and performers, which feature characters such as Susan Sontag, William S. Burroughs, David Wojnarowicz, and Andy Warhol, and was admired for his completely uncompromising attitude toward work and life. Hujar was a consummate technician, and his portraits of people, animals, and landscapes, with their exquisite black-and-white tonalities, were extremely influential. Underappreciated during his lifetime, Hujar is now a revered icon of the lost downtown art scene, and his photographs are held in permanent collections around the world. Over 160 photographs are gathered in Peter Hujar: Speed of Life. Published alongside a major touring exhibition, this collection presents Hujar's famous portraiture as well as his lesser-known projects

Table Of Contents

A gorgeous mental discretion / Joel Smith -- Peter Hugar : Éros, c'est la vie / Philip Gefter -- Peter Hujar in New Orleans / Steve Turtell -- Plates -- Chronology / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- Exhibitions and bibliography / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- List of works

Target audience

general

resource.variantTitle

Speed of life

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Contributor