Kelly L. Taylor: Artist
The Risk of Difference
Artist Kelly L. Taylor creates unexpected communities
by Chael Needle
We expect artists to take risks in their work, but society forgets (or…
Duane Michals: Artist
Asking the Hard Questions
Through his photography Duane Michals explores the great themes and problematics of human life
by Lester Strong
When I was first introduced a…
Thomas McGovern: Artist
Bearing Witness Anew
The International Center of Photography acquires Thomas McGovern’s AIDS archive
by Hank Trout
I didn’t know any of the men or women in Thomas…
Ghee Phua: Artist
Council of Elders
With a series of portraits of gay men, artist Ghee Phua celebrates long-term survivors
by Hank Trout
These portraits of gay seniors are oddly…
Hector Toscano: Artist
Art, AIDS & Arbors
Visual artist Hector Toscano talks about HIV and other sources of information, new artwork & life goals
by Alina Oswald
in the middle…
Nicholas Nixon: Artist
When Lightning Strikes
Renowned photographer and educator Nicholas Nixon shoots straight when it comes to making intimate pictures of people With AIDS
by Sean Black
In the…
Robert Mapplethorpe: Artist
These Perfect Moments
A new documentary and two exhibitions shed new light on Robert Mapplethorpe, photography’s enfant terrible
by Larry Buhl
Outside of the art world and…
Cynthia Davis • Dolls of Hope: Artist
Dolls of Hope
Professor Cynthia Davis uses dolls to break the silence surrounding HIV and AIDS
by Alina Oswald
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Sean Black
Sometimes…
Hugh Steers: Artist
Gorgeous Bleakness: Beauty in the Most Brutal Forms
American figurative painter Hugh Steers lures us back to a desperate time through his arresting, full-color imagery…
David Hilliard: Artist
Strong at the Broken Places
Photographer David Hilliard Draws on Personal History to Create Panoramas of Possibility
by Lester Strong
Glance at the photography of David Hilliard…


















