[1] Taking their name from the Plymouth car model of choice for the NYPD, Gran Fury members began producing agitprop art with the overarching goal of actualizing a better world for queer people and people with AIDS. The AIDS: 1 in 61 poster was a test run for Gran Fury, produced in the first weeks of 1988. Photojournalists following these protests were keen to document, publish, and thus widely distribute imagery showcasing Gran Fury’s work in newspapers and magazines. [2] Tommaso Speretta, Rebels Rebel: AIDS, Art, and Activism in New York, 1979–1989 (Ghent: Mer. [12] Daniel Marcus, “Read Their Lips: The feats and failures of Gran Fury,” ARTFORUM, published April 8, 2022, https://www.artforum.com/columns/the-feats-and-failures-of-gran-fury-251734/.

Source: Washington Post June 07, 2024 23:38 UTC