{"product_id":"hujar-contact","title":"Hujar:Contact","description":"\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar:Contact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e explores the Morgan Library \u0026amp; Museum’s extensive archive of original contact sheets and job books made by the beloved photographer Peter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e between 195\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e and 1986, which come together to form an enthralling visual document of the artist’s creative process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e empathetic eye focused in on varying subjects – crowds of protest, damaged relics, farm animals – but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eabove all he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e was preoccupied with making portraits of the overlapping circles of artists, writers, and underground luminaries he moved within in New York. Accompanying critical texts by Joel Smith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eestablish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e a chronology of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e contact sheets, presenting an artist developing, experimenting with, and refining his practice against the tumultuous cultural politics and sea changes of gay life conveyed by the words ‘Stonewall’ and ‘AIDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eThroughout his career \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e recorded more than a thousand photo shoots in his job books. These documents, transcribed and annotated by Olivia McCall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e illuminate the contact sheets, rich in never-before-seen images as well as the earliest iterations of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e most iconic works, including portraits of Susan Sontag, David \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eWojnarowicz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e, Candy Darling, Gary Indiana, Fran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eLebowitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e, and Paul \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eThek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e. This volume \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eprovides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e captivating insight into a master at work, forming an immersive chronicle of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e poignant efforts to connect, through photography, with the creative communities that defined his life, outlook, and art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eCo-published with the Morgan Library \u0026amp; Museum, New York, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eon the occasion of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e the exhibition ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003eHujar:Contact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e’,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125840471 BCX0\"\u003e on show from 22 May–25 October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW125840471 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joel Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54492751364401,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/1191\/8641\/files\/e37b17bf-5ec0-40ed-adc4-3d3a2140509f.jpg?v=1781105539","url":"https:\/\/phtsdr.store\/products\/hujar-contact","provider":"phtsdrstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}