This September 14th would have been David’s 70th birthday.
In collaboration with P·P·O·W and other organizations, we are planning events in New York City at different venues including MoMA,The New York City AIDS Memorial, and Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. As of this date, there may also be events in San Francisco and London.
“[David was] the most cogent, useful, arresting, challenging voice in the activist world,” recalls Philip Yenawine, former Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art. “[David] was omnipresent.”
Now you can learn more about David’s commitment to social justice via a new interactive featureon our website.
Raise awareness of David’s work and The Foundation by ordering a limited edition, 70th birthday Burning House T-shirt (designed by David Wojnarowicz Fellow Anthony M. Sennett).
We invite you to nominate an applicant for our next fellowship. We look for talented, full-time, undergraduate students working towards an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in the Arts in New York City. Students awarded our paid fellowship contribute their artistic, graphic, research and writing skills to ongoing projects such as contributing to the Foundation’s social media and website content. Reach out to us via wojfound@gmail.org.
David’s artistic and activist legacy continues to change lives. Today his voice is needed more than ever as hard-won victories for our rights are under attack. As David’s 70th birthday approaches, please consider celebrating this milestone by donating to The Foundation. 100% of your tax deductible contribution supports scholarly work, projects benefitting emerging artists and writers, and education and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people and communities impacted by HIV/AIDS.
Images:David Wojnarowicz at Gracie Mansion Gallery Sofa Show, September 1983. Photo detail copyright and courtesy Andreas Sterzing adapted by Jean Foos; David demonstrating with ACT UP outside the offices of the NYC Commissioner of Health. Photograph copyright and courtesy Thomas McGovern; 70th Birthday t-shirt designed after David Wojnarowicz’s 1982 T-shirt; Grace Healy, Anthony M. Sennett, Sydney Lipner, David Wojnarowicz Fellows.
