"Peter Hujar and Paul Thek first met on a road trip to Key West, Florida, in 1956, with Hujar taking the first of what would become many portraits of Thek. At the moment those pictures were taken, they were two young artists (aged just 22 and 23 respectively) who hadn't quite yet found their professional footing, still honing their crafts and both in relationships with other people."
"From that initial encounter, their fluctuating relationship - part love affair, part friendship, part creative alliance - would endure until 1975, spanning travels across Europe and the US. Their compelling story is partially preserved in their photographs of one another and in a fitful but fevered correspondence (sadly, only Thek's letters have survived). Now, these precious relics have been gathered together in a new book, Stay Away From Nothing, published by Primary Information."
Peter Hujar and Paul Thek met in Key West in 1956 when both were in their early twenties and Hujar made the first portraits of Thek. The pair became lovers and creative collaborators over the following decade, traveling across Europe and the United States and producing work that advanced their artistic reputations. Thek became a critically acclaimed artist while Hujar worked commercially and produced portraits that later secured his place in twentieth-century photography. Their relationship continued, fluctuating, until 1975 and is documented through photographs and a partial correspondence, now assembled in a book titled Stay Away From Nothing. Francis Schichtel digitised the Peter Hujar Archive and traced the relationship across negatives and records.
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