After Silence

A History of AIDS through Its Images

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Pub Date Nov 07 2017 | Archive Date May 01 2018

Description

Early in the 1980s AIDS epidemic, six gay activists created one of the most iconic and lasting images that would come to symbolize a movement: a protest poster of a pink triangle with the words “Silence = Death.” The graphic and the slogan still resonate today, often used—and misused—to brand the entire movement. Cofounder of the collective Silence = Death and member of the art collective Gran Fury, Avram Finkelstein tells the story of how his work and other protest artwork associated with the early years of the pandemic were created. In writing about art and AIDS activism, the formation of collectives, and the political process, Finkelstein reveals a different side of the traditional HIV/AIDS history, told twenty-five years later, and offers a creative toolbox for those who want to learn how to save lives through activism and making art.

Early in the 1980s AIDS epidemic, six gay activists created one of the most iconic and lasting images that would come to symbolize a movement: a protest poster of a pink triangle with the words...


Advance Praise

"The personal story of a key designer of a crucial political movement whose success is often attributed to its design. It demystifies how design decisions are made under pressure of political crisis, and is compelling and potentially empowering to future visual activists. After Silence is an important contribution to the history of AIDS activism."—Sarah Schulman

"The personal story of a key designer of a crucial political movement whose success is often attributed to its design. It demystifies how design decisions are made under pressure of political crisis...


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ISBN 9780520295148
PRICE $27.95 (USD)
PAGES 272