Andreas Sterzing

David Wojnarowicz for Another Man Volume II, Issue V.  David Wojnarowicz’s influence and message could not feel more relevant today, and to coincide with a new solo show at The Modern Institute this June, we have exclusive access to his archives and estate, working with acclaimed author and Wojnarowicz devotee Olivia Laing to sift through the life and times of one of art’s most uncompromising figures. Photography: @asterzing Guest edited by @olivialanguage Special thanks to @wojfound , @olivialanguage , @isthaaaak at @ppowgallery , @calum_sutherland_ and all at @themoderninstitute , @mr.sam.talbot and honey__webster David Wojnarowicz (Silence = Death), 1989 © Andreas Sterzing. Courtesy the artist and PPOW Gallery, New York. Editor-in-chief: @elliegracecumming Art director: @linakutsovskaya @beg00dstudios Editor: @jackstuartmills Group editorial director: @jeffersonhack Another Man is on sale internationally on 30 April.  #AnotherMan #DavidWojnarowicz

With the arrival of the 1980s, New York City’s East Village became the playing field for young artists, misfits, and rebels who intended to deviate from the conventions of established art galleries. In this colorful neighborhood, small apartments and storefronts were turned into galleries to exhibit bold and experimental works such as graffiti, collage, and sculpture made of found objects. This raw creativity gave birth to a new art scene that eventually caught the attention of the art world, placing the East Village at the center of late 20th-century art history. Sur Rodney Sur recalls David Wojnarowicz’s arrival at Gracie Mansion Gallery in 1985 as quite sudden. “I remember David arriving at the gallery… The doors went, Bam! Open….He had just left Civilian Warfare…So he came running in with [his assistant] Judy Glantzman … carrying all this art…and dumping it on us [saying] ‘I want you to take care of this for me.’ Of course Gracie was like, ‘Oh, I love your work! Oh, this is really great!’ ” (Part 2/3) — Fatemeh Hosseini (Bard College 2026), The David Wojnarowicz Foundation Fellow, Fall 2024 SEE LINK IN PROFILE to learn more about this and other exhibitions featuring David's work Images: Gracie Mansion and Sur Rodney Sur, Gracie Mansion Gallery, September 1983. Photo copyright and courtesy Andreas Sterzing; David Wojnarowicz with his work at Sofa/Painting Show at Gracie Mansion Gallery. Mixed media, 1983. Photo copyright and courtesy Andreas Sterzing. @gracie_mansion @nipplemuse @asterzing #Wojnarowicz #DavidWojnarowicz @wojfound

In 1983, Gracie Mansion Gallery invited six artists to create a sofa and a painting to hang above it for the Sofa/Painting show. The exhibit included David Wojnarowicz, Mike Bidlo, Claudia DeMonte, Rodney Greenblat, Stephen Lack, and Rhonda Zwillinger. David  found a legless diner bench on the street and placed it on two milk cartons. On the seat, he used Plexiglas to express his frustration with the art world, writing a complaint about the pressures of being constantly pursued by galleries. He then painted over it with bold, abstract forms and a head that seemed to scream in anguish. On the back of the sofa, he painted a cityscape with a globe in the sky, adding to the sense of chaos. Above the sofa,  a painting depicted a figure climbing a tree with a broken branch. Gracie Mansion suggested, "It’s [David], trying to get away from all of us!" (part 1/3) — Fatemeh Hosseini (Bard College 2026), The David Wojnarowicz Foundation Fellow, Fall 2024 SEE LINK IN PROFILE to learn more about this and other exibitions featuring David's work IMAGES David Wojnarowicz with his work at the "Sofa/Painting show at Gracie Mansion Gallery, East Village, New York, 1983. Photo courtesy and © Andreas Sterzing. Gracie Mansion and Sur Rodney (Sur) at Gracie Mansion Gallery (l), Claudia DeMonte (r) at Gracie Mansion Gallery Sofa/Painting show, New York, 1983. Photos courtesy and © Andreas Sterzing. Rhonda Zwillinger (l) and Rodney A. Greenblat (r) with their work at Gracie Mansion Gallery Sofa/Painting show, New York, 1983. Photos courtesy and © Andreas Sterzing. Stephen Lack with his work at Gracie Mansion Gallery Sofa/Painting show 1983 (l.) and at his studio, New York, 1983. Photos courtesy and © Andreas Sterzing. Mike Bildo with his work "Not Jackson Pollock," Gracie Mansion Gallery Sofa/Painting show, New York, 1983. Photo courtesy and © Andreas Sterzing. Gracie Mansion (l) Rodney A. Greenblat (m) and Sur Rodney (Sur) (r) with Rodney's work at Gracie Mansion Gallery Sofa/Painting show, New York, 1983. Photo courtesy and © Andreas Sterzing. @gracie_mansion @nipplemuse @asterzing #Wojnarowicz #DavidWojnarowicz @wojfound

8BC: A NYC Street in Alphabet City 1980s. Exhibition Opening: Tuesday 18 March 6-9pm at BLUEPRINT Gallery 15A Killigrew St. Falmouth. All welcome - Join us! ©️Andreas Sterzing. At night we would often cross Tompkins Square Park from St Marks Place and continue East along 8th Street from Avenue B to Avenue C. A small building on the north side of the street stood on its own, framed by empty lots, rubble, abandoned cars and also allotments and a community garden. This is where the legendary nightclub 8BC hosted performances, bands, music, gigs, experimental film nights and art shows. During the heyday of the East Village art scene in the mid 1980s this was a popular place to meet friends or new people, discover weird sounds and music, see performance art. The south side of the street was lined with tenement buildings five or six storeys tall, many of them abandoned. Some apartments in these buildings were occupied by squatters or used as shooting galleries for drugs. At street level the former storefronts were bricked up to keep people out, becoming a blank canvas for artists who turned them into a constantly changing display of street art and graffiti. I had often taken pictures on this rundown but colourful street and in 1986 decided to photograph the street more systematically, using a large format camera. I had always had an interest in documenting temporary and ephemeral spaces and street art. My first attempt was cut short by someone trying to attack me, and by the time I returned a while later, demolition of some of the buildings was already underway. Opening Tuesday 18 March 6-9pm Exhibition continues until Sunday Upstairs at BLUEPRINT Gallery: 8BC - A New York Street Vintage b/w prints in various sizes Downstairs at BLUEPRINT Bar: Two slideshows on continuous loop 1. Alphabet City and the East Village Art Scene NYC 1983-87 (140 images - 14 minutes) 2. 8BC - A New York City Street and a Performance Club (45 images - 5 minutes)

Happy New Year - the future is here.

MAKING new PICTURES from old slides: Day 2 slides. Join us on Tuesday 26 Nov. 6-9pm at BLUEPRINT Gallery in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK at the opening of the exhibition and slideshow of works produced. Exhibition continues until end of the week. Pictures by: @juliaklisiewicz @jess_feldon_photography_ @marklearystillsandfilm @edbr.xyz @huwlewisjones Jacques Tutcher @megansimpsongallery

Making Pictures: Examples from yesterday’s sessions. Join us today 5-7pm (drop-in) at BLUEPRINT in Falmouth for another session & Happy Hour drinks!. Pictures by: @blue.green.photography - @edbr.xyz - @jayelvy - Mariam - @megansimpsongallery - @oliviagbrownphotography

: MAKING new PICTURES from old slides event at BLUEPRINT in Falmouth: Today’s slots are booked so we’re adding more sessions on Thursday from 5-7pm. No signups, just join us at 5 or 6 pm or anytime from 5-7pm tomorrow. First come, up to 8 participants per hour….

Making Pictures! free event at Blueprint in Falmouth tomorrow Wed. 20 Nov. late afternoon. A few places left, see link in bio.

Making new Pictures from old slides. Join us at blueprint gallery, Falmouth on Wed. 20 Nov. Info and link to the event in bio.

Making Pictures -> Info & Link to event in Bio. Join us Wed. 20 Nov. at Blueprint Gallery in Falmouth.