#gran fury

[theinternetarchive]

'read my lips' postcard, gran fury, photograph c. 1988.

[furys]

All People with AIDS are Innocent

Gran Fury, 1989

[treasuresfromthearchives]

AIDS: 1 in 61

Gran Fury

1988

"As the toll of AIDS mounted, and HIV spread to other groups beyond the gay men who initially bore its brunt—all the while with little to no response on the part of the New York City’s administration—the anonymous collective Gran Fury formed as ACT UP’s "unofficial propaganda ministry," in one contemporary’s words, to continue an artistic response aimed at advocacy and public awareness. This first poster project aimed to alert the public to the shockingly large percentage of children who were then contracting the virus at birth. The print’s bold font and stark but effective organization of information is a hallmark of the group’s graphics that preceded and followed. This, coupled with its message that ignorance and mishandling of the AIDS crisis was not merely an issue of homophobia but also one of institutionalized racism proves to this day a powerful one."

[femmepathy]

my favorite tee shirt scans from the herstory archives

[genderoutlaws]

KISSING DOESN’T KILL: GREED AND INDIFFERENCE DO

“Gran Fury, a collective of artists and designers dedicated to promoting AIDS/HIV awareness, produced many inventive and thought-provoking posters. AIDS activists had used the strategy of the 'Kiss-In' - large public demonstrations of affection by gay and straight people - to undermine complacency and conservative commentators alike. This 1989 advertisement, designed for display on public transport in New York City and San Francisco, ridicules small-mindedness as well as reminding the authorities of their responsibilities in combating AIDS.”

[actofsodomy]

READ MY LIPS - Gran Fury collection 1988

[dailyhistoryposts]

Kissing Doesn't Kill: Greed and Indifference Do (1989) by art collective Gran Fury. Poster on the side of a bus.

[historybetweenthepages]

ACT UP and Gran Fury aids posters

1987