A red monkey is grabbed by a large hand while floating over a brain, clock, and gears.

Paintings

Fear of Monkeys/Evolution

1988

Medium
Acrylic and opaque watercolor on cut papers
Dimensions
Overall: 24 1/4 × 29 5/16 in. (61.6 × 74.5 cm)
Accession number
2001.309
Acquired
2001
Credit line
Gift of Steven Johnson and Walter Sudol
Reproduction credit
© The Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York
Department
collection

About this work

David Wojnarowicz, Fear of Monkeys/Evolution, 1988. Acrylic and opaque watercolor on cut papers, overall: 24 1/4 × 29 5/16 in. (61.6 × 74.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Steven Johnson and Walter Sudol 2001.309. © The Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York

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