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Twentyfive years on, his extraordinary, electrifying memoir close to the knives has been brought back into print in the uk by canongate, with a new introduction by olivia laing, whose latest book the lonely city has done much to raise the profile. The website history is a weapon is used in many public schools. He was born in red bank, new jersey, and later lived with his mother in new york city, where he attended the high school of performing arts for a brief period. Alex and i squinted in the gloaming streetlights, try ing to make sense of the epithets. Rather than strictly historical documents, cvetkovich stresses that. Wojnarowiczs work is again under similar attack, this time by william donohue, president of the catholic league and several members of congress. In the seminal essay living close to the knives, wojnarowicz.
In close to the knives, david wojnarowicz gives us an important and timely document. From the authors violent childhood in suburbia to eventual homelessness on the streets and piers of new york city, to recognition as one of the most provocative artists. A memoir of disintegration canons main canons edition by david wojnarowicz isbn. David wojnarowicz courtesy of the estate of david wojnarowicz and p. Close to the knives download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. May 12, 2016 from the series arthur rimbaud in new york 197879. Selections from close to the knives david wojnarowicz. W gallery, new york it is 24 years since wojnarowicz died. A private universe constructed from words, objects, and images borrowed from diverse sources, wojnarowiczs art was driven by his passionate belief in arts power to shape human consciousness.
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