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Awareness

99% Invisible

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The Formation of Visual AIDS and the Power of the AIDS Awareness Ribbon

This chapter explores the efforts of artists in the late 1980s to raise awareness of AIDS, discussing the stigma surrounding the disease and the impact it had on the art community. It also highlights the formation of 'Visual AIDS' and their creation of the AIDS awareness ribbon as a powerful symbol.

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