In 1999's Hunger Artist: The Timely Ressurrection of David Wojnarowicz Richard Goldstein at the Village Voice describes a surge of interest in Wojnarowicz's work and perhaps the most commercial appropriation of his work with:
"Buy a Versace garment at Saks this week and you'll get a free pass to the New Museum, where you can see the work up close and purchase a T-shirt of David's burning house. He made the image as a stencil, and in the uncivilized '70s, he spray-painted it on walls all over Downtown. Today, such a gesture would brand him as a quality-of-life offender."
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This 1996 New York Times Magazine Article titled The Do-It-Yourself Art World starts off:
Great Moments in 'D.I.Y.' History
1982: Gracie Mansion, a D.I.Y. forerunner, shows artists like David Wojnarowicz in a former East Village beauty shop.
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Monday, January 3, 2011
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