Douglas Crimp and Juliane Rebentisch on Before Pictures

Douglas Crimp was the curator of the landmark Pictures exhibition at Artists Space in 1977. He has published numerous books, including Melancholia and Moralism: Essays on AIDS and Queer Politics (MIT Press, 2002). Before Pictures recalls the first ten years Crimp spent in New York City, from 1967 to 1977. In Crimp’s words: “Through the book, I weave together stories of the two cultures that were most important in my life at the time—gay liberation and the art that came to be called post-modernist.”











When: Sat., Sep. 10, 2016 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort St.
212-570-3600
Price: $10
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Douglas Crimp was the curator of the landmark Pictures exhibition at Artists Space in 1977. He has published numerous books, including Melancholia and Moralism: Essays on AIDS and Queer Politics (MIT Press, 2002). Before Pictures recalls the first ten years Crimp spent in New York City, from 1967 to 1977. In Crimp’s words: “Through the book, I weave together stories of the two cultures that were most important in my life at the time—gay liberation and the art that came to be called post-modernist.”

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