PROTEST UND ERINNERUNG – KEITH HARING IM KONTEXT VON AIDS - Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Sophie Junge

In the organizer's words:

With a good 30 years' distance, we look back on the late 1980s and 1990s - a time of upheaval in every respect. In the USA, the fight against AIDS played a central role in the 'culture wars' and found expression in an artistic-activist AIDS discourse from the mid-1980s onwards. Collectives such as ACT UP and Gran Fury created a powerful visual language to protest against the ignorance of the US government and the stigmatization of people living with AIDS. Haring was also committed to the representation of AIDS. How can his art be located in the context of the AIDS movement?

The lecture takes the exhibition "Andy Warhol & Keith Haring. Party of Life" as the starting point for a reflection on the artistic and material memory of activist artworks from the 1980s and 1990s.

The talk will be translated into German Sign Language (DGS).

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Free admission | No registration required