UPCOMING EVENTS: DECEMBER 1 & 2, 2024

WORLD

AIDS DAY

Please join us for two days of events - including a candlelight vigil and reading of names - with partners including Housing Works and Queer Soup Night

Past Programs:

PERFORMANCE: PHILIP GLASS: STRING QUARTET NO. 4 (BUCZAK)

The spirit of visual artist Brian Buczak (1954—1987) is memorialized in the fourth string quartet of Philip Glass (1937—), one of the composer’s most intimate works. On October 27, what would have been Buczak’s 70th year of life, the acclaimed Mivos Quartet performed Glass’s tribute in a free concert organized by composer Nick Hallett as part of the Memorial’s live art series.

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Black and white portrait of artist David Wojnarowicz posed in front of his Gagging Cow image

EVENT: DAVID WOJNAROWICZ: 70 YEARS

On September 14, on the occasion of what would have been his 70th birthday, the David Wojnarowicz Foundation in collaboration with the New York City AIDS Memorial, Visual AIDS, and P·P·O·W staged a production of Wojnarowicz’s seminal monologues, The Waterfront Journals, with an incredible roster of special guest readers and music by Rimbaud Hattie.

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Our Stories

Below, black pavers that reflect. Above, white beams that connect. 📸 @nystreetsphotography #NYCAIDSMemorial
The New York City AIDS Memorial is honored to host the 33rd Annual Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil and Gathering at the NYC AIDS Memorial Park beginning at 6 PM on December 1. #WorldAIDSDay As the vigil ends (around 6:30 PM), at
“You are also asking me questions and I hear you / I answer that I cannot answer, you must find out for yourself.” — excerpt from “Song of Myself,” by Walt Whitman, etched into the pavers of #NYCAIDSMemorial 📸 @ckitt
Considered by many to be one of the first #supermodels, Gia Carangi died on November 18, 1986, of AIDS-related illnesses. She was just 26 years old. Gia’s face was instantly recognizable from her many covers of magazines such as @voguemagazine
“A plague is sightless. It has no values to reject, no goals to stymie; its story has no definite end.” — Justin Davidson, writing about the process of designing #NYCAIDSMemorial for @nymag, January 2012 📸 @ajfung
IN TWO WEEKS, we come together in remembrance and community. On #WorldAIDSDay, we champion the ongoing fight against the epidemic as we memorialize those lost to and impacted by HIV/AIDS. Join #NYCAIDSMemorial on both December 1st and 2nd for program
 

Visit the Memorial

The New York City AIDS Memorial is located at the corner of Greenwich Avenue and West 12 Street in New York’s historic West Village.

By Subway/Bus

Take the 1 2 3 F or M trains to 14th Street, the L train to 6th or 8th Avenue, or the A C or E trains to 8th Avenue. Nearest buses: M7, 14A, 14D, and M20. Learn more at the MTA→


By Bicycle

Bicycle parking is available nearby. CitiBike→ stations are located at Perry Street & Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich Avenue & 8th Avenue, and West 13 Street & 7th Avenue

Parking

There is no official parking available at the New York City AIDS Memorial, but there are multiple paid parking and street parking locations in the surrounding neighborhood


Directions

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Support for New York City AIDS Memorial programs is generously provided, in part, by:

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Recent News & Press

News & Press
PRESS RELEASE: World AIDS Day 2024

Each year, on December 1, the world gathers to remember those lost to and impacted by HIV/AIDS and champion the ongoing fight against the epidemic. To commemorate World AIDS Day, the New York City AIDS Memorial will host its annual, free, and public observance featuring two days of programming in collaboration with organizations dedicated to bringing communities together in the fight to end HIV/AIDS.

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FRIEZE: Scott Burton Has His Day

This review of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis mentions Oscar Tuazon’s upcoming Scott Burton project to be installed at the New York City AIDS Memorial next autumn.

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NEW YORK TIMES: A Dying Artist Left His Legacy to MoMA. Today He’s Almost Forgotten

The Los Angeles-based artist Oscar Tuazon, together with the gallery Kasmin and the New York City AIDS Memorial, is breathing new life into one of Burton’s final public artworks: an array of lights, flag poles, weathervanes and ottomans on the fishing piers in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn…Tuazon plans to transform them into a new work, “Eternal Flame for Scott Burton,” which is expected to be installed at the NYC AIDS Memorial in fall 2025.

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NEW YORK TIMES: Philip Glass’s Musical Impression of an Artist Cut Down by AIDS

In this New York Times preview by Joshua Barone, a look is taken at Philip Glass’s Fourth String Quartet, written after the death of the artist Brian Buczak, which will be performed at the New York City AIDS Memorial on October 27, 2024.

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NPR: Walt Whitman, gay love and a posthumous novel

This story about gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz's posthumously published new book, "Song of Myself: A Novel" interviews his partner Dr. Larry Mass at the New York City AIDS Memorial.

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Support the Memorial and purchase a piece of history!

Visit our store and browse a series of iconic, artist-designed items for sale, including an original SILENCE=DEATH print, books, and t-shirts by David Wojnarowicz and Jenny Holzer, both produced in partnership with RED HOT, as well as Jim Hodges.

All proceeds will support the ongoing maintenance and programs at the New York City AIDS Memorial.

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Help Keep Us Strong: Donate Become a Friend of the New York City AIDS Memorial by clicking here to make a secure online donation today! Thank you for your support!

Help Keep Us Strong: Donate

Become a Friend of the New York City AIDS Memorial by clicking here to make a secure online donation today! Thank you for your support!

HIV/AIDS Timeline A lot has happened over the past forty years. Click here to learn more about the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

HIV/AIDS Timeline

A lot has happened over the past forty years. Click here to learn more about the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

About the Memorial Design The Memorial was designed by Studio a+i with granite pavers designed by world-renowned visual artist Jenny Holzer. Click here to learn more.

About the Memorial Design

The Memorial was designed by Studio a+i with granite pavers designed by world-renowned visual artist Jenny Holzer. Click here to learn more.

Banner Photograph: Alexander Sargent; Illustration: Peter Hujar, Untitled (David Wojnarowicz with cow mural)’ (1983) © Peter Hujar Archive, courtesy Peter Hujar Archive/Pace Gallery/Fraenkel Gallery; Brian Buczak, Phil, 1986 (Detail), Courtesy of the Geoffrey Hendricks Estate