After silence : a history of AIDS through its images / Avram Finkelstein.

Author
Finkelstein, Avram, 1952- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
  • ©2018
Description
xvi, 232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

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    "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 [equal to] Death." The graphic and the slogan still resonate widely today, the latter an anthem for AIDS activism, and are often used--and misused--to brand the entire movement, appearing in a variety of ubiquitous manifestations. Cofounder of the collective Silence [equal to] Death and member of the art collective Gran Fury, Avram Finkelstein tells the story of how his work and other protest artworks associated with the early years of the pandemic were created. In his writing about art and AIDS activism, the formation of collectives, and the political process, Finkelstein exposes us to 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 art and activism save lives"--Provided by publisher.
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction : AIDS 2.0
    • Silence = death
    • Gran Fury
    • Affinity
    • Epilogue : notstalgia.
    ISBN
    • 9780520295148 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 0520295145 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2017029451
    OCLC
    981118027
    Other standard number
    • 99975707462
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