New Mural In tribute to David Wojnarowicz
Mural in MAL
Our newest art piece is a hand stippled wall mural in tribute to the late Queer activist and artist, David Michael Wojnarowicz ( VOY-ne-ROH-vitch] (September 14, 1954 – July 22, 1992). Though most well-known for his work criticizing the Reagan administration’s inaction during the HIV/AIDS pandemic (“If I die of AIDS—forget burial—just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A.”), David raised awareness of many social justice issues disproportionately affecting marginalized communities through out his life.
Following an abusive childhood, he became homeless in his teens, forced to hustle on the streets of New York City to survive. David said making art was a “compulsion to make sense of his life and to feel relieved about the experience of living”.
“I want to throw up because we're supposed to quietly and politely make house in this killing machine called America and pay taxes to support our own slow murder and I'm amazed we're not running amok in the streets, and that we can still be capable of gestures of loving after lifetimes of all this.”
David Wojnarowicz
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration
A re-imagining of “Fuck you Faggot Fucker”, 4’ x 4’ mural, stippled paint on drywall.
33 years after his death, his work still speaks with startling clarity today. For those outraged by the current administration's discriminatory policies targeting the transgender community, his words provide a powerful source of solidarity and resistance.
You can see more of David’s work and donate to The David Wojnarowicz foundation at wojfound.org.
