Wednesday, February 1, 2017

GRAN FURY

Artist activist collective in NYC between 1988 and 1995
Affiliated with and spawned from ACT UP and TAG
Direct political action involved in changing public policy and bringing awareness to the governmental neglect to acknowledge the AIDS epidemic
Worked to help victims of AIDS receive proper medical attention, as well as increase research toward and education about the prevention of and treatment for AIDS
Utilized agitprop and mass media language to infiltrate public spaces with their politically charged messages





'Let the Record Show' at New Museum in NY, 1988



'Pope Piece' for Venice Biennale, 1990












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