The A.R.T. Show
The A.R.T. Show was a traveling exhibition, December 1, 2011-June 1, 2012, exploring the relationship between art and antiretroviral treatment for HIV and AIDS. Bringing together visual and performing artists from South Africa, the United States, and beyond, the exhibition…
The A.R.T. Show was a traveling exhibition, December 1, 2011-June 1, 2012, exploring the relationship between art and antiretroviral treatment for HIV and AIDS. Bringing together visual and performing artists from South Africa, the United States, and beyond, the exhibition examined urgent questions of access, survival, inequality, pharmaceutical power, and the lived experience of treatment. Presented through artworks and a portable “cabinet of curiosities,” the show encouraged direct public conversation about HIV, AIDS, and anti-retroviral therapy, or A.R.T., in museums, galleries, schools, malls, and community spaces. Curated by Carol Brown and David Gere, the exhibition was sponsored by the UCLA Art & Global Health Center with major support from the Andy Warhol Foundation. Venues included the Tatham Art Gallery (Pietermaritzburg); KZNSA Gallery (Durban); and Museum Africa (Johannesburg), South Africa. Selections from The A.R.T. Show appeared on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Details
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| Date | December 1, 2011 – June 1, 2012 |
| Venues | Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; KZNSA Gallery, Durban, South Africa; Museum Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa; [...] |
| Curators | David Gere, Carol Brown |
| Organized by | UCLA Art & Global Health Center |
| Partner | Andy Warhol Foundation |
