Gran Fury: Read My Lips
curated by Gran Fury and Michael Cohen
January 31 - March 17, 2012
Naming itself after the model of Plymouth automobile used by the New York City Police Department, Gran Fury made public projects that were simultaneously scathing, provocative, stylish and often quite funny. This exhibition conveys the collective's unique voice across a wide variety of media including billboards, postcards, video, posters and painting. Photographs and records from the period help convey the urgency of the early AIDS crisis that lead many into the streets to demand reforms that changed public policy and saved lives.
Panel Discussion on the work of Gran Fury, moderated by Andrew Ross:
February 28, 2012, 6.45 pm
NYU Art, Barney Building
34 Stuyvesant Street
New York, NY 10003
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REVIEWS of Gran Fury: Read My Lips
Artforum Magazine
Occupy 2012 (Nicholas Mirzoeff web site)
Keep the Lights On (Queer film blog)