Peter Hujar at Gropius Bau

Peter Hujar / Liz Deschenes “Persistence of Vision”

📍Opening March 18.

The exhibition “Persistence of Vision”, brings together the works of Peter Hujarand Liz Deschenes fostering a cross-generational dialogue on photography. Hujar, who worked in New York City between the Stonewall protests of 1969 and the outbreak of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, captured a pivotal cultural period in striking black-and-white photographs. Alongside poignant images of animals, nature, and decaying buildings, he portrayed the queer and avant-garde communities of Lower Manhattan, including figures such as Candy Darling, Susan Sontag, and David Wojnarowicz. 

Curated by Eva Respini, Co-CEO and Curator at Large, Vancouver Art Gallery, with Monique Machicao y Priemer Ferrufino, Curatorial Fellow Exhibitions, Gropius Bau.

On View
19.03. – 28.06.2026

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Peter Hujar, David Wojnarowicz (Hand Touching Eye), 1981 © The Peter Hujar Archive / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026