Vince Aletti on Peter Hujar

“I first met Peter through a friend of mine in 1969. He was charismatic, tall, handsome and funny in a way that was really seductive. He was quiet and modest, not always comfortable in crowds of people, but when you spoke to him he could be disarmingly intimate. Peter was very attractive, although never quite believed it, and had an easygoing charm and intensity.

I came to his work through knowing him – we became very goo...