While the Brooklyn Museum is dealing with a new round of outrage
regarding A Fire In My Belly, conjuring a
nagging sense that we are doomed to repeat the culture wars over and over again whether it is with Wojnarowicz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andres Serrano or Chris Ofili, the
question remains what will be the lasting effects of this battle on Wojnarowicz's work, future curatorial decisions and the politics of art.