The Personal and the Political (2020)

David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992), Something from Sleep III (For Tom Rauffenbart), 1989. Acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 48 1/2 × 39 × 1 5/8in. (123.2 × 99.1 × 4.1 cm).

The artist David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) was recently honored with a quilt created by friends and admirers in his memory. Wojnarowicz, who made art that captured his own decline during the AIDS crisis, was the subject of a Whitney Museum show that inspired this Fishko Files. (Produced in 2018). 

Cynthia Carr's book Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz is available on Amazon.

Fishko Files with Sara Fishko

Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister
Editor: Karen Frillmann