Kissing Doesn't Kill. Greed and Indifference Do.
Poster
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
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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.
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| Title | Kissing Doesn't Kill. Greed and Indifference Do. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster by Gran Fury, 'Kissing Doesn't Kill. Greed and Indifference Do', colour lithograph, United States, 1989. |
| Physical description | Landscape format poster printed in colours. The head and shoulders of three couples: a man and a woman; a man and a man; and a woman and a woman, of various races, kissing. Captioned above, in blue with title, and below in white lettering on a blue strip- reading: Corporate Greed, Government Inaction And Public Indifference Make AIDS A Political Crisis. |
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| Production type | Model |
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| Credit line | Given by Shaun Cole. Reproduced courtesy of Gran Fury/Avram Finkelstein |
| Production | the production of this poster was sponsored by AmFAR (American Foundation for AIDS Reseach) Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | 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. |
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| Accession number | E.472-1993 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2003 |
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