Friday April 26, 2024
A note from Visual AIDS
In the three decades since our founding, Visual AIDS has fought to make space for art and artists that challenge the pervasive idea that some lives are more expendable than others. Over the past seven months, we have felt the urgency of this work as we see artists, activists, and students silenced and punished for calling for an end to Israel’s ongoing, US-backed genocide in Gaza.
Monday March 25, 2024
Join us for FLASHER PARTY!
Our dear friends at Luhring Augustine are hosting FLASHER PARTY, a benefit for Visual AIDS, Thurs, May 9 from 6-8pm at their Chelsea location!
Monday March 18, 2024
Announcing 'Red Reminds Me...' for Day With(out) Art 2024
A program of seven new videos a program of seven videos from artists around the world reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV today. The program will premiere at 100+ museums and arts organizations on December 1, 2024 for Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day
April 2, 2024
María José Maldonado
Bianca “Exotica” Maldonado: Iconic Transgender Starlet and My Fierce Aunt
Research Fellow María José Maldonado reflects on the legacy of her aunt, Bianca “Exotica” Maldonado, as an artist, muse, and family member. Bianca appeared frequently on '90s talk shows, speaking about her identity as a trans woman and her work as a dominatrix in New York City. Combining personal memory, oral history interviews with friends and family, and an analysis of television culture, Maldonado presents her aunt as an undeniably fierce cultural force.
March 12, 2024
Ruby Sutton
The Firm and the Yielding: The Art and Life of Luis Frangella
Research Fellow Ruby Sutton charts the artistic development of the late Argentine artist Luis Frangella (1944–1990). Drawing on extensive research in the artist's notebooks, as well as interviews with his friends and family, Sutton provides new insight into Frangella's early life in Argentina, his move to the United States, and his role in the East Village art scene.
February 28, 2024
Megan N. Liberty
Mythological Books, Medicinal Rituals, and the Revival of the African Codex: Reginald Walker’s Artists’ Books
Research Fellow Megan N. Liberty pieces together the life and work of book artist Reginald Walker (1946–1988), who revived African bookmaking traditions in the 1970s, synthesizing avant-garde artists’ books with a non-Western methodology. Rather than an archival absence, Liberty's research uncovered a pattern of archival neglect that has plagued Walker's legacy—"materials exist, but are just waiting for the time and resources needed to process and use them."
February 14, 2024
Eduardo Carrera
The George Febres We Deserve: Photography and Queer Culture
Visual AIDS Research Fellow Eduardo Carrera investigates the artistic oeuvre of George Febres (1943-1996), an Ecuadorian artist, curator, and gallery owner who immigrated to New Orleans in the 1960s. Challenging prevailing interpretations of the artist's work, Carrera foregrounds sexuality and queerness in Febres' art.
Announcements
Friday April 26, 2024
A note from Visual AIDS
In the three decades since our founding, Visual AIDS has fought to make space for art and artists that challenge the pervasive idea that some lives are more expendable than others. Over the past seven months, we have felt the urgency of this work as we see artists, activists, and students silenced and punished for calling for an end to Israel’s ongoing, US-backed genocide in Gaza.
Monday March 25, 2024
Join us for FLASHER PARTY!
Our dear friends at Luhring Augustine are hosting FLASHER PARTY, a benefit for Visual AIDS, Thurs, May 9 from 6-8pm at their Chelsea location!
Monday March 18, 2024
Announcing 'Red Reminds Me...' for Day With(out) Art 2024
A program of seven new videos a program of seven videos from artists around the world reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV today. The program will premiere at 100+ museums and arts organizations on December 1, 2024 for Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day