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Portrait by Tom Warren, 1984

Portrait by Tom Warren, 1984

1980s

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David Wojnarowicz, In the Shadow of Forward Motion, 1989

David Wojnarowicz, In the Shadow of Forward Motion, 1989

PPOW gallery, then located on East 10th Street, photographed in 1985. Courtesy of Baird Jones

PPOW gallery, then located on East 10th Street, photographed in 1985. Courtesy of Baird Jones

Tom Dillon, Wendy Olsoff, Penny Pilkington, 216 East 10th Street, 1984

Tom Dillon, Wendy Olsoff, Penny Pilkington, 216 East 10th Street, 1984

First Space, 216 East 10th Street, With Michele Zalopany and Tom Warren

First Space, 216 East 10th Street, With Michele Zalopany and Tom Warren

Indigestion, 216 East 10th Street, 1985

Indigestion, 216 East 10th Street, 1985

Photograph by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1985

Photograph by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1985

Portrait by Tom Warren, 1985

Portrait by Tom Warren, 1985

Unknown photographer, East Village, 1986

Unknown photographer, East Village, 1986

Polaroid with Cornelius Conboy, Dennis Gattra, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, signing lease for 8BC, 337 East 8th Street, 1986

Polaroid with Cornelius Conboy, Dennis Gattra, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, signing lease for 8BC, 337 East 8th Street, 1986

David Wojnarowicz, In the Shadow of Forward Motion, 1989

David Wojnarowicz, In the Shadow of Forward Motion, 1989

PPOW gallery, then located on East 10th Street, photographed in 1985. Courtesy of Baird Jones

PPOW gallery, then located on East 10th Street, photographed in 1985. Courtesy of Baird Jones

Tom Dillon, Wendy Olsoff, Penny Pilkington, 216 East 10th Street, 1984

Tom Dillon, Wendy Olsoff, Penny Pilkington, 216 East 10th Street, 1984

First Space, 216 East 10th Street, With Michele Zalopany and Tom Warren

First Space, 216 East 10th Street, With Michele Zalopany and Tom Warren

Indigestion, 216 East 10th Street, 1985

Indigestion, 216 East 10th Street, 1985

Photograph by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1985

Photograph by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1985

Portrait by Tom Warren, 1985

Portrait by Tom Warren, 1985

Unknown photographer, East Village, 1986

Unknown photographer, East Village, 1986

Polaroid with Cornelius Conboy, Dennis Gattra, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, signing lease for 8BC, 337 East 8th Street, 1986

Polaroid with Cornelius Conboy, Dennis Gattra, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, signing lease for 8BC, 337 East 8th Street, 1986

Nancy Spero, Black and Red III, 532 Broadway, New York, 1996

Nancy Spero, Black and Red III, 532 Broadway, New York, 1996

1990s

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Mary Ann Monforton, Dan Cameron, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, Florence Fie, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

Mary Ann Monforton, Dan Cameron, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, Florence Fie, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

Portrait by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1991

Portrait by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1991

Terry Adkins, Muffled Drums, 478 Broome Street 1998

Terry Adkins, Muffled Drums, 478 Broome Street 1998

Olsoff and Martin Wong at the opening for his show “Chinatown USA” at PPOW in 1992.

Olsoff and Martin Wong at the opening for his show “Chinatown USA” at PPOW in 1992.

Penny Pilkington, Martin Wong, Wendy Olsoff, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

Penny Pilkington, Martin Wong, Wendy Olsoff, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

TODT, Womb Wars, 532 Broadway 1990

TODT, Womb Wars, 532 Broadway 1990

Mary Ann Monforton, Dan Cameron, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, Florence Fie, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

Mary Ann Monforton, Dan Cameron, Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, Florence Fie, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

Portrait by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1991

Portrait by Timothy Greenfield Sanders, 1991

Terry Adkins, Muffled Drums, 478 Broome Street 1998

Terry Adkins, Muffled Drums, 478 Broome Street 1998

Olsoff and Martin Wong at the opening for his show “Chinatown USA” at PPOW in 1992.

Olsoff and Martin Wong at the opening for his show “Chinatown USA” at PPOW in 1992.

Penny Pilkington, Martin Wong, Wendy Olsoff, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

Penny Pilkington, Martin Wong, Wendy Olsoff, Sweet Oblivion, New Museum, May 28, 1998

TODT, Womb Wars, 532 Broadway 1990

TODT, Womb Wars, 532 Broadway 1990

Carrie Mae Weems, Wendy Olsoff, Penny Pilkington, Havana, Cuba, 2000

Carrie Mae Weems, Wendy Olsoff, Penny Pilkington, Havana, Cuba, 2000

2000s

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Dotty Attie Billboard

Dotty Attie Billboard

Penny and Wendy, 555 West 25th Street, 2002

Penny and Wendy, 555 West 25th Street, 2002

Carolee Schneemann, Painting, What It Became, 511 West 25th Street, 2009

Carolee Schneemann, Painting, What It Became, 511 West 25th Street, 2009

Penny Pilkington, Marc Baum, Gracie Mansion, 2005

Penny Pilkington, Marc Baum, Gracie Mansion, 2005

Dinh Q Le, The Penal Colony, 555 West 25th Street, 2008

Dinh Q Le, The Penal Colony, 555 West 25th Street, 2008

Dotty Attie Billboard

Dotty Attie Billboard

Penny and Wendy, 555 West 25th Street, 2002

Penny and Wendy, 555 West 25th Street, 2002

Carolee Schneemann, Painting, What It Became, 511 West 25th Street, 2009

Carolee Schneemann, Painting, What It Became, 511 West 25th Street, 2009

Penny Pilkington, Marc Baum, Gracie Mansion, 2005

Penny Pilkington, Marc Baum, Gracie Mansion, 2005

Dinh Q Le, The Penal Colony, 555 West 25th Street, 2008

Dinh Q Le, The Penal Colony, 555 West 25th Street, 2008

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2010s

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Penny Pilkington & Wendy Olsoff accepting Visual AIDS VAVA Award, 2012

Penny Pilkington & Wendy Olsoff accepting Visual AIDS VAVA Award, 2012

Carolee Schneemann and Melissa Ragona, discussion panel during Carolee Schneemann: Flanges 6rpm, 2013

Carolee Schneemann and Melissa Ragona, discussion panel during Carolee Schneemann: Flanges 6rpm, 2013

Wendy Olsoff, Anton Van Dalen, Penny Pilkington, Frieze New York Stand Prize. 2017.

Wendy Olsoff, Anton Van Dalen, Penny Pilkington, Frieze New York Stand Prize. 2017.

Penny Pilkington & Wendy Olsoff accepting Visual AIDS VAVA Award, 2012

Penny Pilkington & Wendy Olsoff accepting Visual AIDS VAVA Award, 2012

Carolee Schneemann and Melissa Ragona, discussion panel during Carolee Schneemann: Flanges 6rpm, 2013

Carolee Schneemann and Melissa Ragona, discussion panel during Carolee Schneemann: Flanges 6rpm, 2013

Wendy Olsoff, Anton Van Dalen, Penny Pilkington, Frieze New York Stand Prize. 2017.

Wendy Olsoff, Anton Van Dalen, Penny Pilkington, Frieze New York Stand Prize. 2017.

392 Broadway interior before renovation

392 Broadway interior before renovation

392 Broadway and 390 Broadway, exterior view. Photo by JSP Photography

392 Broadway and 390 Broadway, exterior view. Photo by JSP Photography

Installation view, Suzanne Treister: Kabbalistic Futurism, 2023, P·P·O·W, New York, NY. Photo by JSP Art Photography

Installation view, Suzanne Treister: Kabbalistic Futurism, 2023, P·P·O·W, New York, NY. Photo by JSP Art Photography

Installation view, Dear Jean Pierre: The David Wojnarowicz Correspondence with Jean Pierre Delage, 1979-1982, 2021, P·P·O·W, New York, NY.

Installation view, Dear Jean Pierre: The David Wojnarowicz Correspondence with Jean Pierre Delage, 1979-1982, 2021, P·P·O·W, New York, NY.

Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, and Eden Deering for Cultured Magazine, 2023. Photo by William Jess Laird. 

Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, and Eden Deering for Cultured Magazine, 2023. Photo by William Jess Laird. 

P·P·O·W 40th Anniversary Celebration. Photo by Curtis Wallen

 

P·P·O·W 40th Anniversary Celebration. Photo by Curtis Wallen

 

392 Broadway interior before renovation

392 Broadway interior before renovation

392 Broadway and 390 Broadway, exterior view. Photo by JSP Photography

392 Broadway and 390 Broadway, exterior view. Photo by JSP Photography

Installation view, Suzanne Treister: Kabbalistic Futurism, 2023, P·P·O·W, New York, NY. Photo by JSP Art Photography

Installation view, Suzanne Treister: Kabbalistic Futurism, 2023, P·P·O·W, New York, NY. Photo by JSP Art Photography

Installation view, Dear Jean Pierre: The David Wojnarowicz Correspondence with Jean Pierre Delage, 1979-1982, 2021, P·P·O·W, New York, NY.

Installation view, Dear Jean Pierre: The David Wojnarowicz Correspondence with Jean Pierre Delage, 1979-1982, 2021, P·P·O·W, New York, NY.

Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, and Eden Deering for Cultured Magazine, 2023. Photo by William Jess Laird. 

Penny Pilkington, Wendy Olsoff, and Eden Deering for Cultured Magazine, 2023. Photo by William Jess Laird. 

P·P·O·W 40th Anniversary Celebration. Photo by Curtis Wallen

 

P·P·O·W 40th Anniversary Celebration. Photo by Curtis Wallen