United by AIDS (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, Zurich, 2019
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Hardcover. The appearance of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s and its subsequent rapid spread left deep marks on society. Artists and activists across the world responded to both the illness itself and its effects with moving work that reflects on loss, remembrance, and activism in art.United by AIDS sheds light on the multifaceted and complex interrelation between art and HIV/AIDS from the 1980s to the present. Published to accompany an exhibition at Zurichs Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, it looks at the blurred lines between art production and HIV/AIDS activism and showcases artists who playedand still playleading roles in this discourse. Alongside fifty illustrations of important works, including many in color, the book includes brief texts on the featured artists and essays by Douglas Crimp, Alexander Garcia Duettmann, Raphael Gygax, Elsa Himmer, Ted Kerr, Elisabeth Lebovici, and Nurja Ritter. This is a survey of art and activism in response to and the global discourse on HIV/AIDS over four decades. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- United by AIDS (Hardcover)
- Author
- Raphael Gygax
- Publisher
- Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, Zurich
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 3858818399
- ISBN 13
- 9783858818393
United by AIDS sheds light on the multifaceted and complex interrelation between art and HIV/AIDS from the 1980s to the present. Published to accompany an exhibition at Zurich’s Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, it looks at the blurred lines between art production and HIV/AIDS activism and showcases artists who played—and still play—leading roles in this discourse. Alongside fifty illustrations of important works, including many in color, the book includes brief texts on the featured artists and essays by Douglas Crimp, Alexander García Düttmann, Raphael Gygax, Elsa Himmer, Ted Kerr, Elisabeth Lebovici, and Nurja Ritter.
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About the Author
Raphael Gygax is a Zurich-based writer, art historian, curator, and director of the BA Program in Art and Media at Zurich University of the Arts. He was a curator at Migros Museum of Contemporary Art in Zurich through 2019.
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