In the Shadow of the American Dream

Released on 1999 by David Wojnarowicz
In the Shadow of the American Dream

Author: David Wojnarowicz

Publisher: Grove Press

ISBN: 0802136710

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 288

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Few artists in the late twentieth century have captured the emotional, sexual, and political chaos of urban life like David Wojnarowicz. In the Shadow of the American Dream chronicles Wojnarowicz's life from age seventeen until his AIDS-related death at thirty-seven, and draws on his experiences at the margins of American society. After his HIV+ diagnosis Wojnarowicz engaged in highly public debates about health care, homophobia, and censorship, creating deeply political art even as he became a target for the right wing.