"In January, the opening of a vast exhibition devoted to the life and work of Peter Hujar marked one of the most moving and widely discussed displays London saw this year. As one of the most influential figures in 20th-century photography, Hujar is best known for his intimate documentation of New York's exploding downtown underground in the 1970s and 80s artists, poets and queer performers photographed with unflinching tenderness at the cusp of the AIDS epidemic."
"Presented across every floor of Raven Row, a gallery housed in a former Victorian townhouse in Spitalfields, the exhibition traced the breadth of his practice, from portraits and water studies to later street and architectural photographs, and included, incredibly, images of Hujar on his deathbed taken by David Wojnarowicz. On the occasion of the opening, Will Ferreira Dyke moderated a fascinating conversation between biographer John Douglas Millar and Hujar's friend and printer Gary Schneider, who spoke about the elusive man behind the camera."
A comprehensive Peter Hujar exhibition opened at Raven Row in London, presenting portraits, water studies, street and architectural photographs across every floor. The installation emphasized Hujar's intimate documentation of New York's downtown underground in the 1970s and 80s, featuring artists, poets and queer performers and including deathbed photographs taken by David Wojnarowicz. A public conversation at the opening brought together Will Ferreira Dyke, biographer John Douglas Millar and Hujar's printer Gary Schneider, who reflected on Hujar's elusive personality. Separately, photographer Ethan James Green opened New York Life Gallery above his Chinatown studio, curating shows from personal tastes and artist discoveries.
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