UPCOMING EVENTS: DECEMBER 1 & 2, 2024

WORLD

AIDS DAY

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

Patrick Cowley was “a trailblazer: a gay man making gay music for a gay audience and their admirers,” wrote @pitchfork about the revolutionary, trailblazing pioneer of electronic dance music. Best known for his collaborations with singer
“Now no one in America can say they’ve never known someone who’s living with AIDS.” — President Bill Clinton speaking to the legacy of Pedro Zamora, who died on November 11, 1994, from AIDS⁠ (from “A Tribute to Ped
“Fortunately I am not the first person to tell you that you will never die. You simply lose your body. You will be the same except you won’t have to worry about rent or mortgages or fashionable clothes. You will be released from sexual ob
“Larry was like the Messiah. People would look up to the booth and scream his name. The first celebrity DJ.” — singer Bernard Fowler on DJ Larry Levan, who died of complications from AIDS on November 8, 1992⁠ ⁠ Larry Levan, wrote Sa
“Someday, the AIDS crisis will be over. Remember that. And when that day comes -- when that day has come and gone, there'll be people alive on this earth -- gay people and straight people, men and women, black and white, who will hear the story
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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
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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HYPERALLERGIC: NYC AIDS Memorial Celebrates David Wojnarowicz’s 70th Birthday

Though he died at the age of 37 due to AIDS complications, David Wojnarowicz left a powerful legacy of avant-garde artmaking, passionate LGBTQ+ and disability activism, and withstanding friendships — all of which will be commemorated at the New York City AIDS Memorial Park. To celebrate what would have been the trailblazing artist’s 70th birthday, the NYC AIDS Memorial has partnered with the David Wojnarowicz Foundation, Visual AIDS, and PPOW Gallery for an interdisciplinary remembrance event on Saturday night, September 14.

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FAMILY STYLE: In David Wojnarowicz’s Words

“I discovered that making an object, whether it was a drawing or a story, meant making something that spoke even if I was silent,” David Wojnarowicz wrote in his renowned 1991 memoir Close to the Knives. Throughout his life, the artist, writer, and activist used art to express himself amidst societal oppression. Today, Wojnarowicz’s voice remains––powerful and resonant––long after his death.

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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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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