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20 OUR LIFE • March-April 2024 РОЗВИВАЄМО • CULTIVATE THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM 222E6NYC Peter Hujar (1934–1987) was an exemplary figure of the New York City photography scene. Born to an immigrant family, he was raised and homeschooled by his Ukrainian grandmother until the age of 5, exclusively in the Ukrainian language. He would later plant his roots in the heart of New York City’s East Village, also known as the Ukrainian Village, where he would be enthralled by the world of performance art and street culture. Private by nature, combative in manner, well-read, and widely connected, Hujar inhabited a world of avant-garde dance, music, and art. His difficult and unstable upbringing in a household victimized by alcoholism influenced his art - istry and vision significantly as Hujar turned toward a career in photography. Having learned from some of the greatest photographers in the industry, he used his training, paired with his identity and background, to create powerfully dis - Peter Hujar: Rialto May 2 – September 1, 2024 Peter Hujar’s Photographs on View at the Ukrainian Museum This Summer ruptive and influential photographs in the early years of his career. In his Ukrainian Village loft studio, near various legendary Ukrainian establishments such as the Ve- selka restaurant and the Ukrainian Muse- um, Hujar focused on those who followed their creative instincts and shunned mainstream success. Hujar created direct yet enigmatic por - traits of people, artists, and perform- ers in close dialogue with the theater and movement scenes that emerged in downtown New York in the 1960s. His subject matter was influenced by various dimensions of his experiences, including a lifelong interest in celebrating dance and theater, documenting the illness and death of close friends. He would eventu- ally witness major tragedies in his com- munity – namely, the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, lat - er passing away from the virus himself. He made, in his words, “uncomplicated, direct photographs of complicated and difficult subjects,” simultaneously immor - talizing moments, individuals, and sub - cultures and grieving those who would pass away before him. Peter Hujar: Rialto focuses on this ear - ly period, presenting 75 photographs by this incredibly significant artist. Drawn from the extensive holdings of his work at the Peter Hujar Archive and three mu- seum collections from New York and Cal - ifornia, this exhibition and its catalogue follow Hujar from his beginnings in the mid-1950s, displaying the first 15 years of his photography career. Lois Adler , 1956, vintage gelatin silver print, Courtesy The Ukrain - ian Museum, New York, 2 May – 1 September 2024, © The Peter Hujar Archive/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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