Join us in celebrating what would have been David Wojnarowicz’s 70th anniversary year by attending events held by friends of The Foundation.
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
October 1, 2025 – January 18, 2026 / David Wojnarowicz: Arthur Rimbaud in New York / Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Antonio Sergio Bessa will curate an exhibition, dedicated to David’s series Rimbaud in New York at The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. Opening reception September 30, 6-8pm.
Philadelphia Fringe Festival
September 04, 14, 21, 28, 2025 / The Waterfront Journals / Philadelphia Fringe Festival
David’s collection of monologues brought to the stage as directed and produced by RJ and Rachel Rushmore at The Velvet Whip for Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Doors open at 7:30, show at 8pm.
P·P·O·W
July 16-August 15 / I have become my own worst fear / P·P·O·W
Group show including a rare opportunity to view David Wojnarowicz’s 1988 film, Beautiful People, starring Jesse Hultberg at PPOW. Also on view are all ten One Day This Kid, 1990-91/2018 prints.
Nightboat Books
July 22 / Memories That Smell Like Gasoline / Nightboat Books
David’s memoir Memories That Smell Like Gasoline, edited by Amy Scholder with a foreword by Ocean Vuong, re-issued by Nightboat Books.
New Galerie, Paris
May 17 – July 11, 2025 / Arthur Rimbaud In New York – David Wojnarowicz / New Galerie, Paris
Works from Jean-Pierre Delage’s Collection at New Galerie, Paris.
Leeds Art Gallery
May 16 – October 5 2025 / To Improvise a Mountain / Leeds Art Gallery
A group show featuring David’s work curated by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye with Hayward Gallery Touring at Leeds Art Gallery.
MoMA
The screening will feature significant film works by David Wojnarowicz including A Fire in My Belly along with a selection of his memorable screen roles, archival rarities, and contemporary works that engage with David’s legacy.
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Still from “Listen to This,” 1992. USA. Directed by Tom Rubnitz with David Wojnarowicz.
Leslie Lohman Museum of Art
Leslie Lohman Museum of Art will host an event honoring David Wojnarowicz 5:30 pm, Friday, September 13, 2024.
“Each and Every Gesture Carries a Reverberation” will feature a presentation of David’s work by artists, curators, writers, scholars, and editors. This will be followed by a performance of ITSOFOMO (In the Shadow of Forward Motion) by composer and musician Ben Neill—originally presented in collaboration with David as a live multimedia performance at The Kitchen in 1989. There will also be a brief reception with select works from the Museum’s holdings on display in celebration of David’s legacy.
Peter Hujar, David Wojnarowicz, 1985
New York AIDS Memorial
The New York AIDS Memorial will hold an event remembering David Wojnarowicz at 5pm Saturday, September 14, 2024.
The David Wojnarowicz Foundation, P·P·O·W, and Visual AIDS have joined NY AIDS Memorial in staging a reading of The Waterfront Journals, a collection of autobiographical fiction inspired by the many people he encountered in his early twenties. The band Rimbaud Hattie—comprised of David former 3 Teens Kill 4 bandmates Doug Bressler and Julie Hair, along with John Kelly—will accompany the readings.
The Memorial will also unveil a park bench dedicated to Wojnarowicz to memorialize his championing of the fight against HIV/AIDS. Following the performances, a candlelit procession will move from the New York City AIDS Memorial to the LGBTQ Memorial in Hudson River Park, symbolically ushering Wojnarowicz’s spirit in communal recognition and celebration.
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David Wojnarowicz at Gracie Mansion Gallery Sofa Show, September 1983. Photo detail copyright and courtesy Andreas Sterzing
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