Remember the Memorial Aids Quilt? In 1987 it was comprised of 1,920 panels spread over the National Mall in Washington D.C. Now it is the largest ongoing art project in the world, and is divided into 12 foot square display panels that travel all over the country. Each square is dedicated to someone who died from AIDS. There are now more than 44,000 squares, and the panels are displayed across the country each year for World AIDS Day, reminding us of the continuing devastation of the disease.
The Art Gallery at Lehman College in the Bronx will display 2 of those 12 foot panels until December 6th. The gallery is just a short walk from the 
train.
Kudos to the tireless Cindy Kreisberg and her Health Center for their efforts to promote health awareness, and to the members of the Rainbow Alliance chapter at CUNY Lehman who keep quilting to remind others of the AIDS crisis.
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Om // December 1, 2007 at 5:56 pm |
Well said!