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A skull with eyes formed of the male and female symbols, representing sterility attributed to sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph, 196- (?).
Date: [between 1960 and 1969?]Reference: 2863750i
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A caterpillar bores a hole into the side of pear having just eaten a hole in an apple, an analogy to the voracious appetite and speed of growth of the HIV virus. Colour silk screen print after A. François, 1993.
André FrançoisDate: [1993]Reference: 672816i
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Black forms with a white centre representing an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Silk screen print after C. Wool, 1993.
Christopher WoolDate: [1993]Reference: 672797i
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A dart board on which a white man and and an African blame each other for AIDS. Colour silk screen print, 1993, after Chéri Samba, 1990.
Chéri SambaDate: 1993Reference: 672778i
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The word 'vie' (life) changed to 'vih' (HIV) over a smiling skull-like face representing the loss of life due to AIDS. Colour silk screen print after W. Jeker, 1993.
Werner JekerDate: [1993]Reference: 672799i
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A penis rising in the form of a yellow serpent with a pronged tongue daubed on a rough red wall bearing the graffiti "AIDS, the killing bit of love"; representing the danger of sexual transmission of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Anthon Beeke, 1993.
Anthon BeekeDate: 1993Reference: 672741i
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The revelation of St John: an angel descending from the sun brandishing a sword for punishment of the sinful; an allegory of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Peret, 1993.
Pere TorrentDate: [19]93Reference: 672793i
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A swirling crowd of people with the word "isolé" (isolated) typed diagonally across the page, with an extract from the passport dated 16 Dec 1979 bottom right; an analogy to the isolation felt by those with AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Roger Pfund, 1993.
Roger PfundDate: 1993Reference: 672795i
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Hands grabbing other hands between the words 'SIDA' (AIDS) and 'solitaire' (lonely) within a starry universe with earth beyond, suggesting the loneliness of having AIDS. Silk screen print by Pierre Bernard, Atelier de Création Graphique - Grapus.
Pierre BernardDate: [19]93]Reference: 672801i
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White linen embroidered with a flower and the initials 'SC' with a letterpress narrative describing its role in protecting the artist from AIDS. Colour silk screen print after S. Calle, 1993.
Sophie CalleDate: [between 1990 and 1999];Reference: 672755i
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The side of a building with the question "One day, when all diseases will be overcome, shall we finally learn how to live", referring to AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Jochen Gerz, 1993.
Jochen GerzDate: [1993]Reference: 672784i
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A skeleton (representing Death), smoking a cigarette and offering a cigarette from a pack; implying that smoking causes death. Screen print (?), 19--.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999?]Reference: 980034i
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A personified condom with a large speech bubble containing messages, interspersed with hearts, based on the idea that love is the solution to AIDS; surrounded by blue graphic symbols of Adam and Eve. Colour silk screen print after R. Combas, 1993.
Robert CombasDate: [19]93Reference: 672782i
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A man pulling a condom over his head with the message "Don't put the condom on your head"; referring to protection from AIDS through intelligent precations. Colour silk screen print after R.Topor, 1993.
Roland ToporDate: [19]93Reference: 672776i
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A spoof packet of cigarettes called 'Hallo partner" with a skull as a logo, reminding that smoking causes death. Colour screen print, ca. 2000.
Date: [2000?]Reference: 748976i
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Little white people being threatened by huge black spikes representing global threats to the earth anticipated in 2001 (war, poverty, drugs etc.). Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.
Rajlich, Jan.Date: 1995Reference: 677254i
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A man sits back wearing an open dressing gown and white shorts with a woman behind; he holds a packet of condoms bearing the lettering: 'Birds'n bees ...'; an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters. Colour silk screen print after R. Scholte, 1993.
Rob ScholteDate: [19]93Reference: 672790i
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Red and yellow hearts representing AIDS and love. Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.
Rajlich, Jan.Date: [1995?]Reference: 677256i
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The head of an ostrich, a bird that is known to bury its head in the ground; representing those who ignore AIDS. Colour silk screen print after M. Negro, 1993.
Negro, Marylène, 1957-Date: [1993]Reference: 672774i
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The head of a girl smiling at the dispensing of Sana-sol food supplement. Colour screen print, ca. 195-.
Date: [195?-?]Reference: 689445i
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A candle burning at both ends representing the effect of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after A. Jaar, 1993.
Alfredo JaarDate: [1993]Reference: 672747i
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Three naked men jostle with their arms with the message in French and English: "Happy to be gay"; an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Colour silk screen print after Martin Kippenberger, 1993.
Martin KippenbergerDate: [19]93Reference: 672788i
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The blurred face of a child within a larger face, with the blurred message "Look without seeing ... see without looking" representing AIDS in children. Colour silk screen print after N. Brody.
Neville BrodyDate: [1993]Reference: 672736i
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A man with a scimitar, and a bleeding heart; representing the blood donation service run in Cuba by the Comité de Defensa de la Revolución. Colour silk screen print by S. Goire Castilla, 1987.
Goire Castilla, Suitberto, 1951-Date: [1987?]Reference: 689321i
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Profiles of two human faces facing each other, separated by letters spelling the word AIDS. Colour screenprint by J. Rajlich, 1994.
Rajlich, Jan.Date: [1994]Reference: 677253i