Activism & Art Collide

LESLIE-LOHMAN MUSEUM, NYC, November 15 – December 30 – Activism and art bring us ART & AIDS: 35 Years of Survival an exhibit featuring dozens of works created by people living with HIV and AIDS. Of special note, artist and activist George Towne brings us a portrait of our very own Larry Kramer.

Portrait of “Larry Kramer” by artist George Towne

Each year, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art curates an “ART & AIDS” exhibition. This year’s show also feature artworks, created in a variety of media, and the products of GMHC clients and weekly therapeutic art classes run by GMHC’s Volunteer, Work & Wellness Center which strive to commemorate the 35th anniversary of GMHC. Check it out as it only runs through December 30th!

And the museum is extra easy to spot this season–wrapped in activism–as the building is clad by the Silence=Death Collective adapting the iconic poster still used by ACT UP, today. Members of the Collective include Avram Finkelstein, Brian Howard, Charles Kreloff, Christopher Lione, Jorge Socarras, and Oliver Johnston.

LESLIE-LOHMAN MUSEUM
26 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
(Between Grand & Canal Streets)

12-6pm, Wednesday-Sunday
12-8pm on Thursday
Closed: Mondays, Tuesdays, and all major Holidays

Suggested Admission $9

Featured Image:
Timothy Schenck.
Silence=Death Collective,
Facade Commission, 2017.

Portrait of "Larry Kramer"
by artist: George Towne
2016
Oil Painting on Wood Panel
Collection: Leslie – Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art