StoreNOT OVER: 25 Years of Visual AIDS
NOT OVER: 25 Years of Visual AIDS
NOT OVER: 25 Years of Visual AIDS is a book that captures the first quarter century of work from the organization responsible for Day With(out) Art, the Red Ribbon and current dialogues and exhibitions that continue to examine the relationship between HIV and art.
Since 1988 Visual AIDS has been working with artists, activists, estates, art institutions, AIDS service organizations, the media, and the general public creating space for art and culture to act as a catalyst for deeper understandings, community and change. This book spans the devastating days of the late 1980s, thick with loss and action, to the beginning of the 21st century where fatigue, and a dire political climate work to render HIV almost undiscussable again. The book brings us to the current day where we are negotiating new silences, nostalgia, re-emerging voices, and witnessing the growing interest from generations who never knew a world without AIDS. NOT OVER is an intimate publication covering art, action and culture while trying to grapple with order, time, and loss.
NOT OVER includes essays by Cynthia Carr, Robert Atkins, Aldrin Valdez, and Nelson Santos, color reproductions of over 50 artworks and projects; an interview between artist members Jessica Whitbread and Frederick Weston, memorable quotes by artists, activist and writers, and a timeline of exhibitions, programs and other Visual AIDS milestones.