Finkelstein describes himself as a "red diaper baby", raised by leftist parents who encouraged him to develop an interest in radical politics.[1] He began by protesting against the Vietnam War in the 1960s, and has worked on many activist causes, including The Student Mobilization Committee, The Poor People's Campaign and The Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights. He was a founding member of the AIDS advocacy group ACT UP.[2] In 1986, Finkelstein was a co-founder of the group Silence=Death Project, which created the "Silence=Death" anti-AIDS logo to combat institutional silence surrounding homophobia and HIV/AIDS,[3] later donated to ACT UP.[4] In 1994, in preparation for the Gay Games in New York City, he wrote a tract for ACT UP, entitled "Welcome to New York", which asked gay men and lesbians who attended the games and other festivities surrounding the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots to take action to stop the AIDS epidemic.[5]
In 2018, Finkelstein created "YOU CARE ABOUT HIV CRIMINALIZATION (YOU JUST DON’T KNOW IT YET)", a broadside and site-specific project for Visual AIDS and the 2018 New York City Pride March.[6]
Finkelstein's archive can be found at the Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University.[9]
Referencesedit
^Belonsky, Andrew (February 25, 2008). "Avram Finkelstein's Words Resonate". Queerty. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
^DeParle, Jason (January 3, 1990). "Rude, Rash, Effective, Act-Up Shifts AIDS Policy". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
^Video interview with Avram Finkelstein: Silence=Death Project, ACT UP, Silence Opens Doors, March 3, 2010 [permanent dead link] - Emmerman, James. "After Orlando, the Iconic Silence = Death Image Is Back. Meet One of the Artists Who Created It.", Slate, July 13, 2016.
^Goldstein, Richard (March 25, 1997). "How AIDS Activists Tapped the Power of Art". The Village Voice. Vol. 42, no. 12. p. 43.
^"Welcome to New York – by Avram Finkelstein". ACT UP. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
^Trout, Hank (June 28, 2018). "You Care About HIV Criminalization (You Just Don't Know It Yet)". A&U. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^Giles, Patrick. "AIDS - 20 Years and Counting", Interview, July 2001.
^Ivry, Benjamin (February 13, 2018). "How Avram Finkelstein's Pink Triangle Changed The Way We Think About AIDS". The Forward. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^Guide to the Avram Finkelstein Papers, Fales Library and Special Collections
January 01, 1970
avram, finkelstein, american, artist, writer, rights, activist, member, aids, collective, gran, fury, poster, silence, death, projectoccupationsartist, writerorganizationgran, furyknown, forgay, rights, activism, finkelstein, describes, himself, diaper, baby, . Avram Finkelstein is an American artist writer gay rights activist and member of the AIDS art collective Gran Fury Avram FinkelsteinPoster of the Silence Death ProjectOccupationsArtist WriterOrganizationGran FuryKnown forGay rights activism Finkelstein describes himself as a red diaper baby raised by leftist parents who encouraged him to develop an interest in radical politics 1 He began by protesting against the Vietnam War in the 1960s and has worked on many activist causes including The Student Mobilization Committee The Poor People s Campaign and The Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights He was a founding member of the AIDS advocacy group ACT UP 2 In 1986 Finkelstein was a co founder of the group Silence Death Project which created the Silence Death anti AIDS logo to combat institutional silence surrounding homophobia and HIV AIDS 3 later donated to ACT UP 4 In 1994 in preparation for the Gay Games in New York City he wrote a tract for ACT UP entitled Welcome to New York which asked gay men and lesbians who attended the games and other festivities surrounding the twenty fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots to take action to stop the AIDS epidemic 5 In 2018 Finkelstein created YOU CARE ABOUT HIV CRIMINALIZATION YOU JUST DON T KNOW IT YET a broadside and site specific project for Visual AIDS and the 2018 New York City Pride March 6 Finkelstein has covered art and culture for Artwrit Italian Vogue Dazed and Confused Visionaire Pride Genre Van and Dune With Gran Fury he collaborated on public awareness campaigns and public art projects for publications museums and foundations including the Whitney Museum of American Art the Venice Biennale ArtForum ambiguous the New Museum of Contemporary Art Creative Time and the Public Art Fund Finkelstein has been interviewed about art activism and communication in the public sphere by publications including The New York Times Interview 7 and The Forward 8 and has spoken at Harvard Exit Art Fordham Rhode Island School of Design Massachusetts College of Art and Design the School of Visual Arts and City University of New York Finkelstein s archive can be found at the Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University 9 References edit Belonsky Andrew February 25 2008 Avram Finkelstein s Words Resonate Queerty Retrieved January 27 2010 DeParle Jason January 3 1990 Rude Rash Effective Act Up Shifts AIDS Policy The New York Times Retrieved January 27 2010 Video interview with Avram Finkelstein Silence Death Project ACT UP Silence Opens Doors March 3 2010 permanent dead link Emmerman James After Orlando the Iconic Silence Death Image Is Back Meet One of the Artists Who Created It Slate July 13 2016 Goldstein Richard March 25 1997 How AIDS Activists Tapped the Power of Art The Village Voice Vol 42 no 12 p 43 Welcome to New York by Avram Finkelstein ACT UP Retrieved January 27 2010 Trout Hank June 28 2018 You Care About HIV Criminalization You Just Don t Know It Yet A amp U Retrieved June 28 2018 Giles Patrick AIDS 20 Years and Counting Interview July 2001 Ivry Benjamin February 13 2018 How Avram Finkelstein s Pink Triangle Changed The Way We Think About AIDS The Forward Retrieved June 28 2018 Guide to the Avram Finkelstein Papers Fales Library and Special Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avram Finkelstein amp oldid 1186280307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
