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An exhibition of more than 70 politically charged posters, stickers, and other items that emerged in New York City in response to the AIDS crisis. -- Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent
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ACT UP New York: Activism, Art, and the AIDS Crisis, 1987–1993
Friday, Dec 18 (2009) 10:00a
to
11:00p
at
Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University,
Cambridge,
MA
Creator: ArtMuseumPR
Creator: ArtMuseumPR
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Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-3251
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-3251
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“With 42,000 dead, ART is not enough,’’ says a 1988 poster by the artist collective Gran Fury calling for collective action to end the AIDS crisis. The message strikes a discordant note in “ACT UP New York: Activism, Art, and the AIDS Crisis, 1987-1993’’ at Harvard University’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, since the point of the show is to celebrate art’s ability to effect political change. (Full review)