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“Food to Vision Hungry Children”: Art and Fragments from Steven Arnold’s Mouth
"Many artists with AIDS die twice: first when illness forces them to discontinue the creative activity which has defined their life and given it meaning; second, when their biological functions cease. The Archive Project is an attempt to provide professional services, which can help forestall that first death." Frank Moore (1953-2002), Artist and Co-Founder of The Archive Project
Dreaming Snakes: Acts of illusion and protest in the work of Sergio Hernández Francés
Research Fellow Jorge Bordello presents the work of Mexican artist Sergio Hernández Francés (1964-1995), who worked across multimedia theater, performance and video. Connecting his early work as an actor and his collaborations with the rock band Santa Sabina to his later experimental video work, Bordello illuminates Sergio’s wide-ranging influence on Mexican cultural history—from the ‘rock en tu idioma’ movement, Mexican video art, and literature. → Read MoreMiss 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 MoreEvents Calendar
Founded in 1988, Visual AIDS is the only arts organization fully committed to raising AIDS awareness and creating dialogue around HIV issues today, by producing and presenting visual art projects, exhibitions, public forums and publications - while assisting artists living with HIV/AIDS. We are committed to preserving and honoring the work of artists with HIV/AIDS and the artistic contributions of the AIDS movement.
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