Silence = Death poster
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The "Silence = Death" poster is an iconic AIDS activist artwork featuring a pink triangle on a black background, created in the 1980s to protest government inaction and galvanize the LGBTQ+ community.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AIDS activist artwork
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LGBTQ+ rights symbol ⓘ political poster ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ACT UP
NERFINISHED
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AIDS activism ⓘ LGBTQ+ rights movement ⓘ Silence = Death collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | black ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedBy |
Museum of Modern Art
NERFINISHED
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New-York Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdInContextOf |
AIDS crisis
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HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States ⓘ |
| createdInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| createdTo |
demand government response to AIDS
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galvanize the LGBTQ+ community ⓘ protest government inaction on AIDS ⓘ raise awareness of AIDS ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | icon of LGBTQ+ history ⓘ |
| depicts | pink triangle ⓘ |
| designedByCollective | Silence = Death collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | poster ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Silence = Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape | equilateral triangle ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicOrigin | Nazi persecution of homosexuals ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Silence = Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later AIDS awareness campaigns
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visual language of queer activism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | offset lithograph ⓘ |
| movement |
AIDS activist art
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Queer art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
becoming an international symbol of AIDS activism
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concise and confrontational slogan ⓘ iconic use of the pink triangle ⓘ |
| reappropriatesSymbol | pink triangle used in Nazi concentration camps ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
exhibitions on AIDS and art
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scholarly analysis in art history ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
life-or-death stakes of silence
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queer visibility ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ urgency of speaking out about AIDS ⓘ |
| textColor | white ⓘ |
| triangleOrientation | pointing upward ⓘ |
| usedBy | AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
AIDS protest demonstrations
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LGBTQ+ rights marches ⓘ |
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