by Bill
Randy in Stuyvesant Park, 1988 When I look at this photograph of Randy now, I can’t believe I was in such denial that something was very, very wrong. In the summer of 1988, AIDS was decimating the Gay Community; there was a lot of ignorance, fear, and hatred of AIDS & the Gay Community. In […]
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(photo: Randy in hospital) I began calling the AIDS hotline and any other place to get more info. I was told that just because he was HIV+, it didn’t necessarily mean he had AIDS. But as the days went by I could now see how sick he was, it was getting worse. On the day […]
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(photo – Randy in hospital) This is the last photo of Randy. The next day, I went to see Randy at the hospital, they couldn’t find him. It took a few hours before he was located. He was on a bed in a hallway overnight until a room opened up for him. I can’t remember […]
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Hal Haner, the first person I photographed for the project. It was difficult after Randy’s death. In 1989, I went to see a counselor at The LGBTQ Community Center. I was told; you have to stop drinking; you have to stop doing drugs. You have to go to ACT UP meetings; make new friends. Meet […]
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Randy and me, New Years, 1984 After Randy’s death, I told myself, “One day it will be a year from now”, then “Someday it will be 2, 3, 10 years from now”. Now it’s 32 years since Randy’s death. Time heals. I had a dream soon after Randy’s death. In the dream, Randy said “I […]
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We’re very excited to announce that The International Center of Photography is now carrying “the AIDS activist project”. ICP is in a new location at 79 Essex Street, New York, NY. Stop in and check out the exhibitions, and of course, pick up a copy of “the AIDS activist project”! The book is also available […]
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If you haven’t picked your copy of “the AIDS activist project” yet, now is a great time to pick a copy and help us get more work from the project out there. There are many images in the project that we couldn’t include in the book. There are literally thousands of images, over 150 […]
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by Bill
It’s been 50 years since the Stonewall Riots, 49 years since the first Pride March, 38 years since the first AIDS cases were reported, and 32 years since ACT UP began. Thats a lot of history. We’ve had to fight for the progress we’ve made. One theme that runs through all of this is activism. […]
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I’m very excited to let you know that the Guggenheim Museum is now carrying the AIDS activist project book. The book is available in conjunction with the Robert Mapplethorpe Exhibition which opened yesterday. It’s really amazing to see the AIDS activist project joining ranks with the objects and books being offered to support the […]
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I attended the Opening Exhibit of “positive/negative: HIV/AIDS” last night at New York University. Seeing work from “the AIDS activist project” included with other artists, such as David Wojnarowicz and Hunter Reynolds, whose work influenced me so much, and who I respect as artists was humbling. Among the works were video clips showing the “Day of Desperation”, when ACT UP took over Grand […]
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