Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
Oberlin College
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
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Museums page for David Wojnarowicz ((1954 - 1992)), known for Funk-modernist figurative imagery. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1954 Red Bank, New Jersey - 1992 New York City. Known for: Funk-modernist figurative imagery.
"Wojnarowicz's work emerged directly from his life. He knew little art history, had no training past high school, and made a point of not trolling the galleries to see what everyone else was doing.... Read full biography
"Wojnarowicz's work emerged directly from his life. He knew little art history, had no training past high school, and made a point of not trolling the galleries to see what everyone else was doing. Exposed to unusual hardship as a boy, as a sexually active teen, and as a street person, he didn't... Read full biography
"Wojnarowicz's work emerged directly from his life. He knew little art history, had no training past high school, and made a point of not trolling the galleries to see what everyone else was doing. Exposed to unusual hardship as a boy, as a sexually active teen, and as a street person, he didn't see his experience reflected in the culture. Art was his antidote. Art was his way of witnessing." . -- C. Carr. Self-taught painter, collagist, photographer and filmmaker David Wojnarowicz was born in... Read full biography
"Wojnarowicz's work emerged directly from his life. He knew little art history, had no training past high school, and made a point of not trolling the galleries to see what everyone else was doing. Exposed to unusual hardship as a boy, as a sexually active teen, and as a street person, he didn't see his experience reflected in the culture. Art was his antidote. Art was his way of witnessing." . -- C. Carr. Self-taught painter, collagist, photographer and filmmaker David Wojnarowicz was born in 1954 in Red Bank, New Jersey, dying prematurely in 1992. A difficult childhood, brought on by an abusive family life and an emerging sense of his own homosexuality, Wojnarowicz dropped out of high school and was living on the streets by the age of... Read full biography
"Wojnarowicz's work emerged directly from his life. He knew little art history, had no training past high school, and made a point of not trolling the galleries to see what everyone else was doing. Exposed to unusual hardship as a boy, as a sexually active teen, and as a street person, he didn't see his experience reflected in the culture. Art was his antidote. Art was his way of witnessing." . -- C. Carr. Self-taught painter, collagist, photographer and filmmaker David Wojnarowicz was born in 1954 in Red Bank, New Jersey, dying prematurely in 1992. A difficult childhood, brought on by an abusive family life and an emerging sense of his own homosexuality, Wojnarowicz dropped out of high school and was living on the streets by the age of sixteen. He turned to hustling in Times Square. After hitchhiking many times across the U.S. and living for several months in San Francisco and P... Read full biography
David Wojnarowicz - Artist Info
About David Wojnarowicz: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsMetropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014