For my family and Howard's partner, who is like family, for 10 years we were in a state of shock. It takes time to appreciate fully what was going on then. That's connected because post-9/11 New York is so completely… — Aaron Brookner Copy Share Image
I have a feeling a lot of artists' work got lost [because of AIDS]. Howard was fortunate because his family and friends supported him,… — Aaron Brookner Copy Share Image
It's been scattered and I had to follow leads. Some stuff was with different family members in various drawers. I find out about more… — Aaron Brookner Copy Share Image
Obviously there was Keith Haring and Robert Mapplethorpe, but Howard was on the brink of becoming a famous director - it didn't happen because… — Aaron Brookner Copy Share Image
My grandmother has kept all of his stuff in a drawer. This one notebook was particularly chilling. He's [howard Brookner] writing to his parents… — Aaron Brookner Copy Share Image
In adolescence I started to find out about Robert Wilson because I saw Lou Reed's "Timerocker" at [the Brooklyn Academy of Music]. I started… — Aaron Brookner Copy Share Image
For my family and Howard's partner, who is like family, for 10 years we were in a state of shock. It takes time to… — Aaron Brookner Copy Share Image
![“I have a feeling a lot of artists' work got lost [because of AIDS]. Howard was fortunate because his family and friends supported him, but a chilling thing I remember was these guys at St. Vincent's [Hospital] who would call out for someone to listen to them, just for a moment. They were dying…” quote by Aaron Brookner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/339/aaron-brookner-54373_aids_i-have-a-feeling-a-lot-of-artists-work-g_373194.jpg)
![“It's been scattered and I had to follow leads. Some stuff was with different family members in various drawers. I find out about more stuff and more stuff [over time]. I won't call it a treasure hunt, but it's like an old Western movie we're you're onto one thing and it turns into another.” quote by Aaron Brookner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a08/aaron-brookner-54373_different_it-s-been-scattered-and-i-had-to-follow_1457110.jpg)
![“My grandmother has kept all of his stuff in a drawer. This one notebook was particularly chilling. He's [howard Brookner] writing to his parents knowing he has a death sentence; his movies are how he'll live on.” quote by Aaron Brookner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/902/aaron-brookner-54373_chill_my-grandmother-has-kept-all-of-his-stuff_1977981.jpg)
![“In adolescence I started to find out about Robert Wilson because I saw Lou Reed's "Timerocker" at [the Brooklyn Academy of Music]. I started getting into Jim Jarmusch and knew that my uncle was a friend of his. I pieced together parts of his life in high school and college, which lead me to his…” quote by Aaron Brookner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d47/aaron-brookner-54373_academy_in-adolescence-i-started-to-find-out-abo_2140691.jpg)