A number of works in this section, such as David Tudor's reconstruction of John Cage's score for 4 Minutes, 33 Seconds, also suggest the emptiness of what might be called a state of "pre- being" that preceeds the birth of a new identity. Seen negatively, such works evoke the repressive alienation of the "closet." Seen in a more positive light, they represent a blank slate of unlimited possibility.
J. John Priola
Hole, 1993
Gelatin Silver Print
20x16"
Courtesy Frankel Gallery
David Tudor, United States, born 1926, Reconstructed score from John Cage's 4 minutes, 33 seconds, 1989, Document, 11 x 18-1/2", Lent by the Getty Center, Resource Collections
Rudy Lemcke, United States, born 1951, Untitled (performance score for percussion), 1977, Graphite, china marker on paper, 22 x 15", Courtesy of the artist
Collier Schorr, United States, born 1963, The Well #1 (White), 1948-1991, Plaster of Paris, cotton, graphite, ink, 12 x 12 x 7", Private collection
Andy Warhol, United States, 1928-1987, Jackie, 1964, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 32", Lent by Ed Cauduro
Ross Bleckner, United States, born 1949, Untitled, 1989, Oil and watercolor on canvas, 24 x 24", Courtesy of the artist
Michael Jenkins, United States, born 1957, Snowflakes, about 1990, Felt in plexiglass and frames, 3 units: 72 x 24" each, Courtesy Cynthia Plehn Fine Art
Judie Bamber United States, born 1961, The Bad Seed (Canned Raspberry), 1986, Oil on canvas, 18 x 18", Lent by Amy Scholder
Judy Chicago, United States, born 1939, Female Rejection Drawing from the Rejection Quintet, 1974, Prismacolor on rag paper, 30 x 40", Lent by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; gift of Tracy O'Kates
Richard Hell + the Voidoids, Blank Generation, 1971, Album cover, Private collection
Peter Nagy, United States, born 1959, Internal Erotic, 1983, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36", Lent by Anne Livet
David Wojnarowicz, United States, 1954-1992, Fever, 1988-89, Three gelatin silver prints, 31 x 25", Courtesy of the Estate of David Wojnarowicz
Zoe Leonard, United States, born 1961, Washington, D.C., 1989, Gelatin silver print, ed. 3/3, 23 x 33", Courtesy Jack Hanley Gallery
Rex Ray, United States, born Germany, 1956, Untitled, 1993-94, Paper, Approx: 120 x 96", Courtesy of the artist
Scott Burton, United States, 1939-1989, Table, chair, and stool, 1979-80, A-36 structural steel finished with alphacryl, Table: 29-3/8 x 34-1/2 x 33-5/8"; Chair: 31-1/2 x 20-1/2 x 19-1/4", Stool: 18-1/4 x 18-1/2 x 19-5/8", Gift of John L. Bloch, 1984.74a,b,c
Peter Hujar, United States, 1934-1987, Candy Darling, 1974, Gelatin silver print, 14-5/8 x 14-5/8", Courtesy of the James Danziger Gallery
Brett Reichman, United States, born 1959, Blind Spot, 1993, Oil on canvas, 30 x 30", Lent by George Hensler