Cynthia Carr is an American writer who has contributed to a number of periodicals, including ''

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'' and '' Artforum''. She often publishes under the byline C. Carr.

Biography

Carr graduated from the

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in 1972 with an honors degree in English. She went on to work as a freelance writer for several years, and then as a staff writer for ''

'' from 1987 to 2003, where she specialized in arts coverage. "On Edge," her column for ''The Village Voice'', chronicled New York's downtown performance scene, including such then-emerging artists as Linda Montano, Tehching Hsieh,

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, and Ulay. She also wrote about performance art and culture for '' Artforum'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Mirabella''. Her 2012 biography of artist and AIDS activist

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, ''Fire in the Belly'', has been called one of the most important books of the year for its meticulous analysis of Wojnarowicz's prominent role at the intersection of gay history and art history in late 20th century America. The book won a

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in 2013 in the category of Gay Memoir or Biography. In 2024, Carr released ''Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar,'' a biographical portrait of Candy Darling,

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icon and Warhol superstar.

Books

*''Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America'' (2007) *''On Edge: Performance at the End of the Twentieth Century'' (2012) *''Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz'' (2012) *''Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar'' (2024)

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...

(2007)

References

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