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“Food to Vision Hungry Children”: Art and Fragments from Steven Arnold’s Mouth
"Shall we continue to politely discuss our rage?" Nancer Lemoins, Artist Member
Miss Kitty Litter Green: Spirit Sister, Glamor Goddess
On the 30th anniversary of her passing, Visual AIDS Research Fellow Avik Sarkar discusses the life and work of Miss Kitty Litter Green (1962-1995), a trans feminine and gender nonconforming visual and performance artist. Through interviews, archival materials, and close readings of her artwork, Sarkar pieces together a comprehensive portrait of Miss Kitty's irreverent, excessive, and radically empathetic creative practice. → Read MoreVisual AIDS Steps Into the Spotlight with Two Major Museum Exhibitions in 2025
Landmark exhibitions on harm reduction at MoMA PS1 and Reverend Joyce McDonald at the Bronx Museum underscore Visual AIDS's role in shaping the cultural legacy of the AIDS crisis. → Read MoreVisual AIDS Spring Internship
Visual AIDS is seeking a paid intern to support with an exhibition, public programming, and social media → Read MoreFragmented Bodies, Pulverized Lives: The Self-Referential Art of Rafael França
João Eduardo Peçanha de Freitas presents the work of Brazilian artist, Rafael França (1957-1991), who co-founded the artist collective 3NÓS3 and whose practice in the 1980s ushered in a new era of video art in Brazil. He highlights how the legacy of França's work "continues to resonate in our current age of digital personas and fluid identities, offering prescient insights into the fragmented nature of contemporary existence." → Read MoreEvents Calendar
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