In this color illustration, a green Keith Haring figure climbs a pile of candy, representing a work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. A skyline of the city surrounds the central image.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in the U.S. in earnest in March 2020, the legacies of HIV and AIDS were a clear reference point when trying to decipher the incomprehensible reality of a world overturned. Groups like the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT UP, offered a vital historic touchstone, as their quest to […]

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