Fire in My Belly (1987): David Wojnarowicz Music: Diamanda Galas From the book: David Wojnarowicz: A Definitive History of Five or Six Years on the Lower East Side

On Dec 1, 2010, a short video excerpt of "A Fire In My Belly" by David Wojnarowicz was pulled from the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery due to pressure from Republican lawmakers threatening the Smithsonian's funding. Censorship in the 21st century is a frightening reaction to an exhibit that was created to show differences in sexual identity in modern America. Aren't we beyond this by now? When will this stop? In response to the Smithsonian's decision to remove "A Fire In My Belly" from the Hide/Seek exhibit and to protest against censorship in the arts, VandM.com is screening the original 13-minute silent version of David Wojnarowicz's video online, courtesy of the Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P.P.O.W Gallery, New York. We here at Perpetual Art Machine stand in solidarity with David and encourage all PAM members to write your federal representative and help spread the word. Lets bury these facsist right wing nut-jobs in our letters of outrage against the censorship of this important message from an amazing artist. https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

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