The work of Peter Hujar (1934–1987) is revered by artists, yet still something of a secret to the wider art public. His photographs dealing with sex and eros—pictures that are among his finest and most radical work—may be responsible in part for the sub rosa quality of his reputation. Fraenkel Gallery presents the first exhibition and publication to focus on Hujar’s photographs of love and lust. For Hujar, love and lust were central preoccupations, the primary engines of his creativity. The nearly 30 black-and-white photographs in the exhibition, made between the years 1967 and 1986, include men depicted in the highest pitch of orgasm, as well as perceptive portraits of fellow artists such as Merce Cunningham and John Cage, David Wojnarowicz and Lynn Davis.
Event Info49 Geary Street, San Francisco, California
