In the three decades that AIDS has wreaked havoc on gay and straight communities around the globe, activists and governments alike have turned to posters as a tool for education about prevention, treatment and the need for compassion.
‘Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Posters,’ a new exhibit which opens Oct. 1 and runs through the end of the year at the Museum of Design Atlanta, makes a powerful statement about the disease and different approaches to curbing it.
“Because these posters come from every continent, what is most striking about them is the variety. Some are provocative and some are not,” says Laura Flusche, MODA associate director.