Anderson, Fiona
Cruising the Dead River: David Wojnarowicz and New York's Ruined Waterfront
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226603759
- author:
- Anderson, Fiona
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
- Genre:
- Gender Issues Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Cruising the Dead River: David Wojnarowicz and New York's Ruined Waterfront In the 1970s, Manhattan's west side waterfront was a forgotten zone of abandoned warehouses and piers. For queer people, this derelict neighborhood became a space for forging new intimacies through cruising. Artists also thrived in this environment, producing work that reflected the radical transformations taking place in New York. David Wojnarowicz was at the heart of this scene, documenting his experiences through various forms of art. His work offers a unique insight into the role of the abandoned landscape in shaping queer culture. In Cruising the Dead River, Fiona Anderson draws on Wojnarowicz's work to explore how the ruined buildings gave the area a distinct identity and played a powerful erotic role. By examining the story of the piers as gentrification swept New York, before the AIDS crisis, Anderson unearths the buried histories of violence, regeneration, and LGBTQ activism that developed in and around the cruising scene.
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