Peter Hujar : speed of life /
Hujar, Peter,1934-1987,artist,photographer.
Smith, Joel,1964-author.
Gefter, Philip,author.
Turtell, Steve,author.
Burton, Martha Scott,author.
Spiller, Nicolee,translator.
Aperture Foundation,publisher.
Fundación Mapfre,organizer,host institution,publisher,issuing body.
Fotomuseum Den Haag,host institution.
Pierpont Morgan Library,organizer,host institution.
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive,host institution.
Peter Hujar was a leading figure of the downtown New York scene of the 1970s and '80s. He is most well-known for his portraits of New York City's artists, musicians, writers, and performers, which feature characters such as Susan Sontag, William S. Burroughs, David Wojnarowicz, and Andy Warhol, and was admired for his completely uncompromising attitude toward work and life. Hujar was a consummate technician, and his portraits of people, animals, and landscapes, with their exquisite black-and-white tonalities, were extremely influential. Underappreciated during his lifetime, Hujar is now a revered icon of the lost downtown art scene, and his photographs are held in permanent collections around the world. Over 160 photographs are gathered in Peter Hujar: Speed of Life. Published alongside a major touring exhibition, this collection presents Hujar's famous portraiture as well as his lesser-known projects.
Catalog of an exhibition held at Fundación MAPFRE, Barcelona, Spain, January-April 2017; Fotomuseum The Hague, Netherlands, July-October 2017; The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, January-May 2018; and Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, California, July-October 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243).
A gorgeous mental discretion / Joel Smith -- Peter Hugar : Éros, c'est la vie / Philip Gefter -- Peter Hujar in New Orleans / Steve Turtell -- Plates -- Chronology / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- Exhibitions and bibliography / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- List of works.




Peter Hujar was a leading figure of the downtown New York scene of the 1970s and '80s. He is most well-known for his portraits of New York City's artists, musicians, writers, and performers, which feature characters such as Susan Sontag, William S. Burroughs, David Wojnarowicz, and Andy Warhol, and was admired for his completely uncompromising attitude toward work and life. Hujar was a consummate technician, and his portraits of people, animals, and landscapes, with their exquisite black-and-white tonalities, were extremely influential. Underappreciated during his lifetime, Hujar is now a revered icon of the lost downtown art scene, and his photographs are held in permanent collections around the world. Over 160 photographs are gathered in Peter Hujar: Speed of Life. Published alongside a major touring exhibition, this collection presents Hujar's famous portraiture as well as his lesser-known projects.
Hujar, Peter, 1934-1987
Hujar, Peter, 1934-1987
Photography, Artistic
Portrait photography
Black-and-white photography
Art, American
Art, American.
Black-and-white photography.
Photography, Artistic.
Portrait photography.