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Ultra-red Artist’s Talk Part 1 – Silence

August 24th, 2006


© Matt Lipps, 2006

Over twenty-five years into the AIDS crisis … the record is now open.

Composed of statements by AIDS activists, organizers, researchers, artists and people living with HIV/AIDS, the SILENT|LISTEN exhibition builds a public record of the AIDS epidemic in North America. With references to John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg and Gran Fury, the exhibition and performance series invokes the vital role played by the arts in HIV/AIDS education, cultural critique, political organizing and direct action.

Panel participants include:

Ultra-red
Dont Rhine
Eddie Peel
Robert Sember
Janna Graham

Facilitators
Richard Klinkerfuss (Carbondale, Illinois) Southern Illinois Regional Effort for AIDS
Shennod Moore (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Positive Health Clinic, Allegheny General Hospital
Pedro Soto (LA, California)
Ricky Wadlow (Carbondale, Illinois) Southern Illinois Regional Effort for AIDS
Cynthia (Montreal, Quebec) STELLA

Musicians
Scott Kerr
Andrew Zealley

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