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The New York City AIDS Memorial is thrilled to celebrate its 10th anniversary with 𝘐𝘯 𝘈 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘚𝘢𝘸 𝘈 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘰𝘺, organized by Keith Fox and Stephen Truax (@stephentruax) at David Kordansky Gallery (@davidkordansky) in New York.

The exhibition will present significant artworks by 39 artists and artist estates. Art-historically important examples by artists who died of AIDS will be woven together with new works by leading contemporary artists. For more information and to see the complete artist list, please visit the link in bio.

Proceeds will benefit the New York City AIDS Memorial and its contemporary art, cultural, and educational programming, including commissioning new and ambitious public artworks by living artists.

IN A DREAM YOU SAW A
WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU
WERE FILLED WITH JOY
An exhibition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the New York City AIDS Memorial

Organized by Keith Fox and Stephen Truax

October 28–31, 2026
Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 28, 6-8 PM

David Kordansky Gallery
520 West 20th Street
New York

Image: Cy Gavin, Untitled (Red rose), 2026, Acrylic and vinyl on wood, 36 x 36 inches, © Cy Gavin, Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian, New York. Photo: Thomas McCarty/Truax Art Advisory, New York. by @stephentruax

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Couldn’t be any more proud 🌈 to celebrate the final day of the Artists for the Ali Forney Center (@aliforneycenter).

Thank you so much to all the incredible artists who made this possible, and to @davidzwirner for hosting us for the second consecutive year.

Installation view, Everyone you’re looking at is also you: Artists for the Ali Forney Center (September 28 - October 10, 2026), David Zwirner, New York. Photo: Chase Barnes/David Zwirner. taken in David Zwirner by @stephentruax

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OPENING TONIGHT 6-8 PM

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶
𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘪 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳
Organized with @StephenTruax

September 29—October 10, 2026

David Zwirner
525 West 19th Street taken in David Zwirner by @stephentruax

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Thank you to the 700 people who joined us at the opening of 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, the second consecutive 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘪 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 exhibition with @davidzwirner.

I am humbled by this outpouring of support and so excited to see everyone come together for the @aliforneycenter.

The exhibition will remain on view through Saturday, October 10. I would love to walk you through the show, please text me when you’re stopping by! taken in David Zwirner by @stephentruax

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🆕 Private view opening tonight 6-8pm 🆕
@fernbergergallery curatorial project at @jacquelinesullivangallery, 52 Walker St, Floor 4. 🥂

Stephen Truax
White Wild Roses at Boy Beach, 2026
Gouache and pencil on paper
9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
Framed: 12 7/8 x 15 7/8 inches (32.7 x 40.3 cm)
Photo: @thomas_mccarty

Installation view, Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery. Photo: @brianwferry by @stephentruax

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Happy 6th Anniversary @thomas_mccarty by @stephentruax

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If you’re in New York on Tuesday night, please join @johnfdempsey and me at @sageusa where we’ll be speaking about his ambitious book, Fire Island Art: 100 Years, published by @monacellipress / @phaidonpress (in which my work is included). It is the first book to ever survey the history of art on Fire Island, which is long storied, and very important to Queer art history (and art history in general).

Fire Island Art: 100 Years
Book Talk with John Dempsey & Stephen Truax
Tuesday, August 18
6:00 - 7:30 PM

SAGE at the Edie Windsor Center
305 7th Avenue, Floor 15
New York, NY 10001
Free and open to the public. RSVP required.
Link in bio.

John, who is the president of the @pineshistory , but who would be the first person to tell you he’s not an art world professional, came up with this idea all on his own. He crowdsourced funding for it and got it published. It is so empowering that Fire Island — imbued with a creative spirit and artistic community so palpable — inspired John, who had never done a project like this before, to take it upon himself to make a 304 page history book out of it.

Me alongside @doronlangberg and @poor_little_ghost_boy 😭🌈

Stephen Truax
Ilan’s Pool (Ladder), 2023
Gouache and pencil on paper
9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm) taken in SAGE by @stephentruax

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We're pleased to present, for the second year, a group exhibition benefiting the @AliForneyCenter, organized in collaboration with @StephenTruax, opening Tuesday, September 29, at our 525 West 19th Street location in New York.

With contributions from Huma Bhabha, Katherine Bradford, Jenny Holzer, Doron Langberg, Glenn Ligon, Kylie Manning, Wolfgang Tillmans, Stanley Whitney, and many more, the exhibition will raise vital funds to support the Ali Forney Center’s mission to protect LGBTQ+ youth from homelessness in New York City. Learn more and see the full artist list at the link in our bio.
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Katherine Bradford, Swimming in Moon Lake, 2026 #AliForneyCenter #DavidZwirner by @stephentruax

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Fairfield Porter: What Everyone Knows, organized by @samsackeroff at the Art Student’s League of New York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can’t wait to go back. Do not miss this show before it closes August 18.

Fairfield Porter
Jimmy and John, 1957–58
Oil on canvas
36 x 45 in.

From the wall label: ‘John Ashbery … and James Schuyler, poets who, like Porter, were alert to the richness of everyday life and often associated that richness with visual experience. Even though they were as much as twenty years younger than him, these poets became some of Porter’s closest peers … Porter remarked in 1956 that Ashbery … and Schuyler had a “point of view” that he found “more sympathetic” than artists of his own generation. That sympathy likely had to do both with their homosexuality, which allowed Porter to explore his own bisexuality, and with their shared artistic project.’ taken in The Art Students League of New York by @stephentruax

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🌟🌱🐛🌳🌤️🥦🥬🚛🌼
My birthday is midweek this year, so I’m headed to Chelsea for a couple meetings, but this is my typical habitat this summer, doing what I love best, which is painting outside. 🎨 by @stephentruax

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We are pleased to announce that the Art Museum of West Virginia University (WVU) acquired two paintings by Stephen Truax, purchased with the Myers Acquisition Fund. We are extending a special thanks to the museum’s director, Aaron Levi-Garvey. The exhibition has been extended to July 10th.

@aaronlevigarvey
@artmuseumofwvu

1 & 2.
“Randolph View (2),” 2024/2026
Gouache and pencil on paper
10 x 14 inches (25.40 x 35.56 cm)
13 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches (35.24 x 45.40 cm )(framed)

3 & 4.
“Lake Michigan with Bathers,” 2024/2026
Gouache and pencil on paper
9 x 12 inches (22.86 x 30.48 cm)
12 7/8 x 15 7/8 inches (32.70 x 40.32 cm) (framed)

© Stephen Truax; Courtesy of the artist, Fernberger, Los Angeles.
@stephentruax
Photography by Thomas McCarty @thomas_mccarty

For images, press requests or more information, please contact Fernberger at info@fernbergergallery.com or call 917-831-6931. by @stephentruax

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EXHIBITION EXTENDED

Stephen Truax
“Again for the first time”
June 6 - July 10, 2026
747 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA

The process of painting this body of work, courtesy of Stephen Truax:

“These works all result from the same rudimentary exercise: painting from observation in gouache on watercolor tablet. But the simplest task can prove to be continuously challenging: I use a custom portable setup to paint from direct observation in single, one-shot sessions. Painting outside forces you to wrestle with a dozen variables at once, carefully recording the light, space, atmosphere, and color, like taking field notes, before the day gets away from you.

The artist Josephine Halvorson recently remarked in an artist talk, “Gouache reveals each mark and thus each observation in real time as it is recorded.” Even paintings made in the same session at the same site yield very different results. Not just because the light changed but because I’m looking differently…”

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Detail of “Randolph (Hydrangia),” 2024/2026
Gouache and pencil on paper
10 x 14 inches (25.40 x 35.56 cm)
13 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches (35.24 x 45.40 cm) (framed)

2. Detail of “Bellport 8-2-2021,” 2021
Gouache and pencil on paper
10 x 14 inches (25.40 x 35.56 cm)
13 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches (35.24 x 45.40 cm) (framed)

3. Detail of “The Lake at Dusk (1),” 2025
Gouache on and pencil paper
9 1/16 x 12 3/16 inches (23.02 x 30.96 cm)
12 7/8 x 15 7/8 inches (32.70 x 40.32 cm) (framed)

© Stephen Truax; Courtesy of the artist, Fernberger, Los Angeles.
@stephentruax
Photography by Thomas McCarty @thomas_mccarty

For images, press requests or more information, please contact Fernberger at info@fernbergergallery.com or call 917-831-6931. by @stephentruax

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