Global Meets Local
Posted on July 19, 2012 by A&U in Gallery
Artists Draw on Experiences to Make the Breadth of AIDS Visible by Chael Needle Reflecting on President Reagan’s silence around AIDS in the 1980s, Tony Kushner stated in the June 2012 issue of A&U: “And in a way we are back there again where nobody wants to hear about [AIDS] and talk about it anymore. [...]
Art Belongs to Us
Posted on May 23, 2012 by A&U in Gallery
Fashion Blogger Richard Haines Talks to Lester Strong About the Consolations of Beauty and Art in the Age of AIDS Visit the fashion capitals of the world—New York, Paris, or Milan, for example—during their fashion weeks and you may well find fashion illustrator extraordinaire Richard Haines hard at work sketching the men’s collections of various [...]
Enrique Sapene
Posted on December 6, 2011 by A&U in Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Happy trails to you….” As I sing this standard, I see horses trotting down the country lane, clippetty-clopp, clippetty-clopp, with a fine-looking cowboy riding next to me. Hmmm, romantic. The song was originally sung by cowboy actor Roy Rogers and his cowgirl actress wife, Dale Evans, many moons ago. But [...]
Not Over
Posted on November 26, 2011 by A&U in Noteworthy
AIDS awareness aims to be on the button. Now it is! On World AIDS Day, Visual AIDS is distributing 10,000 NOT OVER buttons, paired with red ribbons, across New York City in order to generate discussion about HIV/AIDS. Individuals and organizations that use social media networking sites are also encouraged to “wear” the button on-line by [...]
Untitled: World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art Screenings
Posted on November 15, 2011 by A&U in Noteworthy
Visual AIDS is marking 30 years of AIDS by distributing Untitled by Jim Hodges, Encke King, and Carlos Marques da Cruz. The film will be screened nationwide at museums, arts organizations, colleges, community groups on December 1, 2011, also known as World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art. All screenings are free and open to the public. [...]
Staying Connected
Posted on July 25, 2011 by A&U in Gallery
Curator John Chaich and Visual AIDS team up together in the show Mixed Messages to remind us that apathy is no cure for aids by Lester Strong The use of text as visual art has a distinguished past: Hebrew and Islamic art, medieval illuminated manuscripts, post-World War I Russian Constructivism are a few examples that [...]
From 1 Day to Every Day
Posted on December 8, 2010 by A&U in Features
A National Day of Discussion, Education, and Remembrance Lives On by Diane Goettel Day With(out) Art is an annual day of remembrance, action, and education that focuses on the many members of the artistic community who have been lost to AIDS while also disseminating important messages and information about HIV. The very first Day With(out) [...]
Last Address
Posted on November 16, 2010 by A&U in Noteworthy
Visual AIDS is proud to announce that the Tate Modern, The Museum of Art & Design, The Wexner Center for the Arts, The Andy Warhol Museum, El Museo de Barrio, Grey Art Gallery at NYU, CCS Gallery at Bard College, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation, and The LGBT Center of NYC, [...]
Collect Them All
Posted on September 17, 2010 by A&U in Noteworthy
Trading cards have long been a staple of sports fans, so what better way to recruit fans of safer sex and AIDS awareness? Featuring adrenaline-pumping photographic images of men in sports gear, Visual AIDS’ Play Safe Trading Cards were created in response to the absence of sexy and straight-to-the-point HIV prevention messages in New York City, [...]
