Author

Contributions

  • Smith, Joel, 1964- author - Contributor
  • Gefter, Philip, author - Contributor
  • Turtell, Steve, author - Contributor
  • Burton, Martha Scott, author - Contributor
  • Spiller, Nicolee, translator - Contributor
and 5 more
  • Aperture Foundation - Contributor
  • Fundación Mapfre - Contributor
  • Fotomuseum Den Haag - Contributor
  • Pierpont Morgan Library - Contributor
  • Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive - Contributor

Publication

2017 - , New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101597114146
  • ISBN-139781597114141
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016957040
  • OCLC Control Number973402215
  • OCLC Control Number991929427
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781597114141
  • Open LibraryOL27237665M

Classifications

  • DDC770
  • LCCTR647 .H842 2017
  • LCCTR647

Alternate Titles

  • Speed of life

Description

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.

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