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December 16, 2025
‘To be really successful, you have to be sexy in a straight way’: Ben Whishaw on libidinous New York and playing Peter Hujar
Peter Hujar captured a queer Manhattan demi-monde that is now lost to Aids. Whishaw reveals what he learned playing the photographer in a minimalist film being hailed by some as a masterpiece
TL;DR
- Peter Hujar was a photographer who captured a queer Manhattan demi-monde.
- This world is now lost due to the AIDS epidemic.
- Ben Whishaw plays Peter Hujar in a new minimalist film.
- The film is being praised by some as a masterpiece.
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