Condoms, cows and contortions: Peter Hujar’s astonishing vision – in pictures | Art and design

Candy Darling on her deathbed, 1973

A new exhibition is the first to take on the full breadth of Peter Hujar’s later photography, co-curated by the artist’s friend and printer, Gary Schneider, and his biographer, John Douglas Miller. Hujar’s principal concern was with forms of portraiture – of his friends and denizens of the downtown scene, whom he encountered on the street, shot in his apartment studio or sought out backstage. The show has received glowing reviews in both the Guardian and Observer. Peter Hujar: Eyes Open in the Dark is at Raven Row, London until 6 April. All photographs: The Peter Hujar Archive/DACS London/Pace Gallery, NY/Fraenkel Gallery, SF/Maureen Paley, London and Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich