Wolfgang Tillmans Is Holding an Artist Poster Sale to Support Queer Nightlife in NYC

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When the COVID-19 crisis hit these safe spaces for queer people of color with disproportionate force, German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans felt compelled to take action.

that fostered the likes of Shayne Oliver’s Hood by Air. “Having enjoyed numerous inspiring nights in NYC’s scene over the course of recent years, I felt it was urgent to make sure this special biotope is being protected,” he adds.

While the artists of Wojnarowicz or Hujar’s generation may have got their kicks after dark by cruising the Hudson River Piers or socializig in the East Village art community, the queer thrill-seekers of today find their release at the nights Tillmans is supporting—many of which are already on the brink of collapse.

Part of the reason these venues, hosts, and performers are in such dire financial straits is that nightlife inevitably ends up being dismissed or overlooked as a valid beneficiary of the bailouts that are funneled to other, more widely palpable corners of the hospitality industry. (Meanwhile, in Manhattan alone, the nightlife economy is

 

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