Not content to be a tremendous photographer, painter, filmmaker, performance artist and activist David Wojnarowicz (1954-92) was also the author of three classic books: Close to the Knives , The Waterfront Journals and Memories That Smell Like Gasoline , now back in print from Artspace. This volume collects four tales--"Into the Drift and Sway," "Doing Time in a Disposable Body," "Spiral" and the title story--interspersed with ink drawings by the artist. "Sometimes it gets dark in here behind these eyes I feel like the ...
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Not content to be a tremendous photographer, painter, filmmaker, performance artist and activist David Wojnarowicz (1954-92) was also the author of three classic books: Close to the Knives , The Waterfront Journals and Memories That Smell Like Gasoline , now back in print from Artspace. This volume collects four tales--"Into the Drift and Sway," "Doing Time in a Disposable Body," "Spiral" and the title story--interspersed with ink drawings by the artist. "Sometimes it gets dark in here behind these eyes I feel like the physical equivalent of a scream. The highway at night in the headlights of this speeding car speeding is the only motion that lets the heart unravel and in the wind of the road the two story framed houses appear one after the other like some cinematic stage set..." From these opening sentences of the book (in "Into the Drift and Sway"), Wojnarowicz lets loose a salvo of explicit gay sexual reverie harshly lit by the New York cityscape.
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Add this copy of Memories That Smell Like Gasoline to cart. $38.12, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Artspace Books.
Add this copy of Memories That Smell Like Gasoline to cart. $67.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Artspace Books.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping. Binding is tight. Endpages have light smudging. Interior pages are unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of Memories That Smell Like Gasoline to cart. $82.00, very good condition, Sold by art longwood books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Artspace Books.
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Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover, illustrated boards., the front board's external hinge or gutter has a fine-line crack to paper covering the book that is one inch long. not a separation, a superficial cut. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, creases. tight binding..; english text.; 61pp., writings and drawings by the artist.
Add this copy of Memories That Smell Like Gasoline (Artspace Books) to cart. $82.58, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by ARTSPACE BOOKS.
