Era: 1980-81—PHOTOGRAPHY

1980: stencils Abandoned Cars on Lower East Side

Car stenciled by David Wojnarowicz c 1980

April 12 1981: Reads poetry at Club 57

Poetry Perfoormance Club 57, 1981

June 26 1981: Shown in juried photo show

Poster for juried exhibition by Adal, Larry Clark and Ralph Gibson at FOTO Gallery showing David Wojnarowicz's "Untitled (James Dean Tattoo, Beaubourg France)," 1980

Spring 1981: Creates Action Installation at Leo Castelli

detail, Untitled (Burning House, Men, Planes), 1981

1981: Explores the Christodora

Self portrait of David Wojnarowicz with John Hall, Christadora, East Village 1981

June 1981: Meets Kiki Smith

Kiki Smith and David Wojnarowicz, "Untitled" (Psychiatric Clinic), 1983. Screenprint and lithograph, 26 3/16 × 40 1/8 in.

1981: Paints Pier 34

David Wojnarowicz painting on Pier 34, New York, 1983. Photo copyright and courtesy Dirk Rowntree.

April 1981: Laid off from Peppermint Lounge

Peppermint Lounge Logo, 1980

August 1981: Moves to East 4th St

36 East 4th Street, New York, NY

December 1980: Meets Photographer Peter Hujar

Peter Hujar and David Wojnarowicz, Pier 34, New York, 1983. David Wojnarowicz painting on Pier 34, New York, 1983. Photo copyright and courtesy Dirk Rowntree.