Gran Fury
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Gran Fury was an activist artist collective associated with ACT UP that used bold graphic design and public art interventions to confront the AIDS crisis and challenge government inaction in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gran Fury canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AIDS activist organization
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activist art group ⓘ artist collective ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
appropriation of advertising language
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confrontational public messaging ⓘ use of mass media formats ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ACT UP
NERFINISHED
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Silence = Death Collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exhibitedAt |
New Museum
NERFINISHED
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Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ international art exhibitions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
AIDS crisis
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LGBTQ+ rights ⓘ government inaction on AIDS ⓘ healthcare inequality ⓘ heterosexism ⓘ homophobia ⓘ pharmaceutical profiteering ⓘ |
| goal |
challenge stigma around people with AIDS
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pressure government to act on AIDS crisis ⓘ raise public awareness about AIDS ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| movement |
AIDS activism
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culture jamming ⓘ graphic design ⓘ political art ⓘ public art ⓘ queer activism ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after Plymouth Gran Fury police car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Art Is Not Enough
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Kissing Doesn’t Kill: Greed and Indifference Do NERFINISHED ⓘ Read My Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ Silence = Death (appropriation and adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Government Has Blood on Its Hands ⓘ The Pope and the Penis NERFINISHED ⓘ Women Don’t Get AIDS, They Just Die From It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ACT UP New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-homophobia
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critical of U.S. government AIDS policy ⓘ pro-AIDS treatment access ⓘ pro-LGBTQ+ rights ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
billboards
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bus advertisements ⓘ graphic design ⓘ posters ⓘ printed ephemera ⓘ public installations ⓘ stickers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.