Visual
AIDS and The Body
present:
Red, White and Blue
Curated by Max-Carlos Martinez and Edward Winkleman
Edge of the Bed, 1993
Hugh Steers
oil on canvas, 52.5" x 54"
Featuring the artwork of Archive Members Ronald Casanova,
Joe DeHoyos, Donna Haggerty, Reynold Hauser, Bryan Hoffman, Nancer LeMoins,
Fran Lewis, Marc Lida, Eduardo Mirales, Joe Monroe, Frank Moore, Luna
Luis Ortiz, Tara Popick, David Reyes, Daniel Roberts, James Romberger,
Rene Santos, Hugh Steers, Ferenc Suto, and TRET.
In the Curator’s
Statement:
Given the commotion
of the current Presidential campaign season, the cacophony
of the highly contentious times in which we live, and the
strong range of emotional associations of the three colors
that characterize our nation’s patriotic symbols,
choosing Red, White & Blue as the theme for our Visual
AAIDS Web Gallery seemed an instantly obvious choice as
we approached the slide archive. Running with the trilogy
concept, we decided to choose work that included
1) Red, White
& Blue as subject matter;
2) one
or a combination of the colors as a formal device; or
3) one of the colors as a predominant emotional cue or
metaphor.
b i o g r a p h y
Edward Winkleman is the Owner/Director of
Winkleman
Gallery in New York City; he is also the author of an
eponymous blog
about art, a contributing editor for the international online
forum Art World Salon, and the author of various articles
for online and print art publications.
Max-Carlos Martinez is the Associate Director
at Winkleman Gallery as well as a visual artist. Martinez
recently celebrated his third year at Winkleman and is also
busy in the studio finishing a series of new paintings.
Every
month, Visual AIDS invites guest curators,
drawn from both the arts and AIDS communities, to select several
works from the Frank Moore Archive Project.
Founded in 1988 by arts professionals as a response to the
effects of AIDS on the arts community and as a way of organizing
artists, arts institutions, and arts audiences towards direct
action, Visual AIDS has evolved into an arts organization
with a two-pronged mission: 1) Through the Frank Moore Archive
Project, the largest slide library of work by artists living
with HIV and the estates of artists who have died of AIDS,
Visual AIDS historicizes the contributions of visual artists
with HIV while supporting their ability to continue making
art and furthering their professional careers, 2) In collaboration
with museums, galleries, artists, schools, and AIDS service
organizations, Visual AIDS produces exhibitions, publications,
and events utilizing visual art to spread the message “AIDS
IS NOT OVER.”
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. |
Visual
AIDS
526 W. 26th St. # 510, New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212.627.9855
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e-mail: info@visualAIDS.org
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