ACT UP Aids Coalition
GALA Queer Archive T-shirt archive, photographed for Common, curated by Khanya Mashabela, 6 May – 26 July 2023. Image courtesy of A4 Arts Foundation.
Title
ACT UP Aids Coalition
Date
1990s
Type
Archival garment
Associated organisations
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP)
Dimensions
63 x 96 cm
ACT UP AIDS COALITION TO UNLEASH POWER (front)
SILENCE=DEATH (back)
Founded at the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Centre in New York in 1987, ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) performed persistent acts of civil disobedience and nonviolent protest in response to the US government's continued dismissal of the growing number of deaths from HIV and AIDS. ACT UP has expanded worldwide and now cites an end to the AIDS epidemic in its vision.
