In the Curator’s
Statement:
"This month’s web gallery was enthusiastically
curated by a group of 16 teenage photographers. The students
came from all over the United States to study photography
and imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of
the Arts where they received college-level studio and critical
studies instruction during an intensive one month residency...
Utilizing the Frank Moore Archive Project at Visual AIDS,
the students worked in small groups to collaboratively select
work, with a focus on photo-based artists. Each group was
asked to work together around the ideas of Compassion, Responsibility
and Independence.
"The students
generated these concepts in their personal comments and writings
about their own work and interests....Working with the Archive
Project was conscious raising on many levels for the students.
They gained insight into curating as a career; how HIV/AIDS
is transmitted and treated; what an archive is; and experienced
intimate access to a nonprofit arts organization, how to articulate
thoughts and feelings in relation to images, and how to collaborate...This
opportunity is one that has and will continue to reveal new
lessons learned at different stages in these sixteen students’
lives."
Erika DeVries is an instructor at New York University Department
of Photography & Imaging. The Tisch Summer High School
Photography Program at NYU focus is on using photography as
a tool of communication and emphasis is put on the articulation
of ideas, creative expression and personal exploration. The
Students gain the visual and verbal vocabulary to further
articulate their interests in relation to creating and discussing
imagery. The culmination of the program will be an exhibition
of student’s photographic work in the Tisch Gulf &
Western Gallery and an exchange portfolio. The course takes
full advantage of the creative communities in New York City.
Founded
in 1988, Visual AIDS, strives to increase public awareness
of AIDS through the visual arts. The Frank Moore Archive Project
documents the work of artists with HIV/AIDS to ensure that
their artistic legacy will be preserved, thereby safeguarding
their place within art history. The Archive Project also facilitates
the creation and presentation of new work and provides practical
services to artists with HIV/AIDS, assisting in their pursuit
of a professional career. www.visualAIDS.org
The Body
is now the most frequently visited HIV/AIDS-related site on
the Web, according to the Medical Library Association and
also the most frequently visited disease-specific site on
the Web, according to <Hot 100>. The Body contains a
rich collection of information on topics ranging from HIV
prevention, state-of-the-art treatment issues, humor and art.
An invaluable resource, The Body is used by clinicians, patients
and the general public. Part of The Body's mission is to enable
artistic expression to reach the Web, and to join art with
other resources needed to help the public comprehend the enormity
and devastation of the AIDS pandemic and to experience its
human and spiritual dimensions. |
