Mixed Messages: Visual AIDS at La MaMa Mixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words June 2 – July 3, 2011 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 2 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM La MaMa La Galleria 6 E. 1st Street New York City Mixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words curated by John Chaich for Visual AIDS , presents over forty text-based works by visual artists and designers whose reactions to and connections through HIV/AIDS reflect the contemporary moment’s tenor on the pandemic. From painting to print, sculpture and installation, the featured works juxtapose publicly intended messages with deeply personal revelations, which are at once polemic and poetic, positive and negative, both in tone and form. Featuring the artwork of over 40 artists and designers, including General Idea, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Gran Fury, Deborah Kass, Glenn Ligon, Yoko Ono, Jack Pierson, Kay Rosen, David Wojnarowicz, and Rob Wynne. and............ Paul...
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