Era: 1985—METAMORPHOSIS

June 4 1985: Nicolas Moufarrege dies of AIDS, age 37

Nicolas Moufarrege

May 1985: Featured in Life Magazine

Life Magazine story on East Village by Joe McNally features David Wojnarowicz, May, 1985. Photo copyright Joe McNally.

1985: David creates “Message to the Public” Times Square Installation

October 1985: Acts in “You Killed Me First” by Richard Kern

Filmmaker Richard Kern in David Wojnarowicz's "You Killed Me First Installation #8," December 1985, Ground Zero Gallery. Contact sheet from The David Wojnarowicz Papers courtesy The Downtown Collection Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.

October 2 1985: Actor Rock Hudson dies of AIDS

Actress Doris Day and actor Rock Hudson in promotional still for the film Pillow Talk, 1959.

December 1985: Opens Installation #8: You Killed Me First at Ground Zero

Poster for "You Killed Me First" installation/film by Richard Kern with David Wojnarowicz, 1985 for "You Killed Me First Installation #8" at Ground Zero Gallery, December 1985. Super 8 mm, color.