RoAnn Destito, New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner, today announced that a special exhibition at the Empire State Plaza, “AIDS: Art in Protest,” will open with an artist’s discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on World AIDS Day 2017, Friday, December 1. Artists Dona Ann McAdams and Lori E. Seid will discuss their work and the experiences that drove their creativity. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the exhibit space located on the walls adjacent to the Empire State Plaza Visitor Center and Gift Shop. The exhibit will be on display until January 1, 2018
“Each year, we observe World AIDS Day by remembering those who have lost their lives to the AIDS epidemic and by renewing our commitment to efforts such as Governor Cuomo’s Ending the Epidemic Initiative aimed at ending AIDS mortality once and for all,” Commissioner Destito said. “We hope that people will come listen to the artists on December first to learn more about how strong advocacy resulted in real change for those with AIDS, and use the powerful imagery they will see in the exhibit to reflect on the devastation caused by AIDS to individuals and their loved ones.”
The exhibition, “AIDS: Art in Protest” explores how artists responded to the AIDS crisis during the 1980s and 1990s, and how AIDS activists exercised their First Amendment freedoms to drive medical and legislative action. The exhibition includes two pieces of the Names Project AIDS Quilt Memorial; images by internationally exhibited photographer and activist, Dona Ann McAdams, who documented the protests of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and the graphics of Gran Fury; protest T-shirts from artist, activist, and Emmy award winning television and independent film producer Lori E. Seid; and protest signage from activist, poet/playwright, and former MoMA Director of Publications, Carl Morse.
Source: The New York State Office of General Services
“Each year, we observe World AIDS Day by remembering those who have lost their lives to the AIDS epidemic and by renewing our commitment to efforts such as Governor Cuomo’s Ending the Epidemic Initiative aimed at ending AIDS mortality once and for all,” Commissioner Destito said. “We hope that people will come listen to the artists on December first to learn more about how strong advocacy resulted in real change for those with AIDS, and use the powerful imagery they will see in the exhibit to reflect on the devastation caused by AIDS to individuals and their loved ones.”
The exhibition, “AIDS: Art in Protest” explores how artists responded to the AIDS crisis during the 1980s and 1990s, and how AIDS activists exercised their First Amendment freedoms to drive medical and legislative action. The exhibition includes two pieces of the Names Project AIDS Quilt Memorial; images by internationally exhibited photographer and activist, Dona Ann McAdams, who documented the protests of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and the graphics of Gran Fury; protest T-shirts from artist, activist, and Emmy award winning television and independent film producer Lori E. Seid; and protest signage from activist, poet/playwright, and former MoMA Director of Publications, Carl Morse.
Source: The New York State Office of General Services
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