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David Wojnarowicz, one of the most provocative artists of his generation, explores memory, the longing for love, and the erotism of public spaces–all under the specter of AIDS.

Memories That Smell Like Gasoline screams and whispers along the full spectrum of David Wojnarowicz’s vibrant life and premature death. Here are his most intimate stories and drawings: from cruising a hot stranger in a public bathroom to the shock and rage of experiencing US politicians’ willful neglect as AIDS obliterates friends, lovers, and his own ailing body. What comes through with his inimitable intensity and clarity is writing as desolate as the world that wanted him dead, and an insistence on life and love on his own terms.