Optic Nerve is an interactive

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showcasing the life and work of multimedia artist David Wojnarowicz. The disc includes film, interviews, music, performance, painting and writing from the artist. The release is the first entry in the

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with a non-musical focus. Production was handled by the

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(RHO) and

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, in conjunction with the

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exhibit entitled "Fever: The Art of David Wojnarowicz." The disc also features an interactive version of ''ITSOFOMO'' — the series of public performances, featuring readings from Wojnarowicz's work, along with multiple video images which the artist either created or selected. Optic Nerve was originally available from New York City's New Museum bookstore. At that time, four dollars received from the sale of each disc was donated to the

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— an entity which had Wojnarowicz as a patron. The HMI is a leading professional provider of social support and programming for all at-risk youth, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning youth in the New York metropolitan area. The CD-ROM has since become available from the Red Hot Organization.

External links

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on ''Optic Nerve'' at the Red Hot Organization website

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