Orocoro: Artist
Divine Potential
Artist Orocoro Illuminates a Journey of the Self
by Chael Needle
Like his palindromic name, which can be read forwards and backwards, Orocoro’s art upsets...
Gene Rigler: Artist
Where We Are Now
Photographer Gene Rigler Creates Stunning Portraits of Long-Term Survivors
by Hank Trout
When photographer Gene Rigler woke up one morning last year with...
Shelter in Place: Art & Isolation
Shelter in Place
Artists Respond to Isolation & Loneliness in the Age of COVID-19
by Hank Trout
People living with HIV/AIDS are very well acquainted with isolation...
Shanti Projects: Gallery
Compassion in Our Community
With the Leadership of Brendan McHugh, A New Archival Website Honors Shanti’s 45 Years of Service
by Hank Trout
Photos by Judi Iranyi
Founded...
Alex Alferov: Artist
Going to the Edge and Then Turning Around
Alex Alferov Carries Our AIDS Past into the Future
by Chael Needle
As an artist, Alex Alferov is drawn...
Through Positive Eyes: Gallery
Through Positive Eyes
With the Help of Photographer Gideon Mendel and UCLA’s David Gere, Novice Photographers Living with HIV Represent Themselves to the World
by Larry...
Gabriel Garbow: Artist
In the Flesh
Gabriel Garbow Talks to A&U’s Hank Trout About Painting LGBTQ Bodies and Souls in Nature
Artist Gabriel Garbow has been quite prolific for...
The Beats that Echo Within Our Pulse: A World AIDS Day...
The Beats that Echo Within Our Pulse
Eight artists (and one writer) reflect on World AIDS Day
by Chael Needle
When I think of World AIDS Day,...
Play Smart: Luna Luis Ortiz, Tytus Larue James Gibson-Jackson, Tanaj Nicholas,...
Play for Real
Visual AIDS Teams Up with Luna Luis Ortiz, Tytus Larue James Gibson-Jackson, Tanaj Nicholas, Rossi Dobbins, Milton Garcia Ninja and Alvaro to...
Violet Holdings: An Interview with Hugh Ryan
Violet Holdings
An NYU Special Collections Exhibit to Commemorate Stonewall 50, and a Display of AIDS Memorial Quilt Panels, Help to Honor AIDS Activism &...
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Diagnosis Afternoon 1991: Poetry by Scott Hightower
Diagnosis Afternoon 1991
My talented older brother
was artistically intrepid
and expressive. As a painter,
he had begun to achieve
some recognition.
He was an oddly secure
and insecure bon vivant.
His...
