""For most of their 20s and 30s, they were intimately connected. They shared a world, in New York, in Europe. To write about one always demands you write about the other.""
""Many of the best photographs from the trip focus on Paul, notably a series Hujar captured of Thek casually splayed on a bench in a living room-their first portrait session.""
""What is most striking in the contact sheets are Paul's eyes, which greet Peter's camera as if they were trying to make as sharp a record of the moment as any photograph ever could.""
Peter Hujar and Paul Thek's relationship began in the late 1950s and evolved through shared experiences, including a significant visit to the Capuchin Catacombs in 1963. Their bond was both romantic and brotherly, deeply intertwined with their artistic practices. A new biography, The Wonderful World That Almost Was, details their lives and the impact of AIDS-related complications on their journeys. Hujar's early photographs of Thek reveal the depth of their connection, showcasing their shared world in New York and Europe before their eventual separation.
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