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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by Bill
(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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by Bill
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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by Bill
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by Bill
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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