The First Five Years…
Posted on June 8, 2013 by A&U in Gallery
The New-York Historical Society Mounts a New Exhibition that Looks at AIDS in New York by Alina Oswald A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history,” Mahatma Gandhi once said. Over the years, AIDS has had its own determined spirits. They were the [...]
Gallery: Duane Cramer
Posted on May 22, 2013 by A&U in Gallery
Ancestry & Artistry Photographer Duane Cramer Talks with A&U’s Sean Black About His “Family” Portraits Duane Cramer’s clean, intimate photographic style grew out of an ingrained aesthetic that was planted early on in his childhood psyche by the (photographic) representations of his ancestral lineage. This familial dialogue underscores the diverse collection of creative works by [...]
Curtis Carman
Posted on May 12, 2013 by A&U in Gallery
Defying Conformity With His Unconventional Artistry, Curtis Carman Makes a Statement and Makes Us Laugh by Chip Alfred Curtis Carman is a man of many talents—a sculptor, performance artist, photographer, and drag queen. He’s innovative, entertaining, and unpredictable. An internationally exhibited artist who found his calling later in life, Carman’s work and philosophy are as [...]
David Binder
Posted on May 5, 2013 by A&U in Gallery
David Binder’s award winning documentary film “Calling My Children” is having it’s national television broadcast on PBS this May, in honor of Mother’s Day May 12, 2013. The PBS broadcasts are scheduled beginning May 4 on through to the first week of June. The PBS World Channel has included the film on their May programming [...]
Piedad “Pete” Fontanes Bernikow
Posted on March 23, 2013 by A&U in Gallery
Confronting the Furies Piedad “Pete” Fontanes Bernikow Celebrates Life in the Face of Challenges by Lester Strong Approach the visual art of Piedad “Pete” Fontanes Bernikow and you will encounter works of lush colors and abstract, sweeping designs that intrigue the eye and invite the mind to wander into imaginative flights of fancy. But the [...]
Edo Zollo/Stand Tall get Snapped
Posted on February 15, 2013 by A&U in Gallery
How You Connect Photographer Edo Zollo talks with A&U’s Chael Needle about documenting the diversity of living with HIV/AIDS *** Thirty portraits of thirty people living with HIV/AIDS from all walks of life and from all over the U.K.—a new exhibition of work, two years in the making, from photographer Edo Zollo has finished a [...]
Frank Moore
Posted on January 17, 2013 by A&U in Gallery
Let It Shine Angela Leroux-Lindsey explores the long-lasting effects of Frank Moore’s toxic beauty From the moment of his HIV diagnosis, Frank Moore’s painting became an apparatus of criticism against industrial medicine and bio-engineering even as his body, kept alive by pharmaceuticals, endorsed them. This paradox informed his work for fifteen years. Moore is rooted [...]
Cameron Wolf
Posted on December 16, 2012 by A&U in Gallery
Transcendent Beauty Imbued with Asian mythology, the photographs of Cameron Wolf embrace a Thai community’s creative response to HIV/AIDS by Sean Black Fourteen years after A&U first featured the subtly provocative work of Cameron Wolf, PhD, MSc, his artistic manifestations, paired with a heightened social consciousness, continue to break down global barriers while illuminating successful links [...]
Picture This
Posted on November 25, 2012 by A&U in Gallery
With the help of his partner and subject, a San Francisco photographer commemorates the colorful lives of friends lost to AIDS by Chip Alfred When you look at the body of art surrounding the AIDS pandemic, you see a lot of thought-provoking yet often dark imagery. When photographer Michael Johnstone almost lost his eyesight from [...]
Sofrito Magic
Posted on October 28, 2012 by A&U in Gallery
New York City artist Mario Sostre offers a mixed media recipe for keeping everybody in the know about HIV/AIDS by Alina Oswald Sofrito is a combination of onions, peppers, and cilantro. Mix them in a blender or food processor, and you get a paste that Latin cultures use for cooking. “Sofrito” is also an artwork [...]
