Overview
Art has always been at the heart of resistance, healing, and remembrance. To celebrate a landmark decade of the New York City AIDS Memorial, I co-organized and produced In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive and You Were Filled With Joy, a milestone benefit exhibition hosted at David Kordansky Gallery's 520 West 20th Street location, curated by Memorial Board Chair Keith Fox and advisor/curator Stephen Truax that gathered nearly forty artists exploring memory, loss, resilience, and the cultural legacy of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Working in partnership with gallery leadership, artists, and estates, we assembled a major presentation of original and exclusive limited-edition works by world-renowned contemporary artists. Beyond honoring the more than 100,000 New Yorkers lost to AIDS and the heroism of activists, the four-day event and public opening reception served as a vital fundraiser. Artwork sales directly secured future funding for the Memorial’s educational outreach, physical preservation, and ongoing commissioning of new public artworks and performances.
Role: Producer with Keith Fox & Stephen Truax, Curators
Date: October 28—31, 2026
Location: David Kordansky Gallery New York
Artists: Leilah Babirye, Gretchen Bender, Joe Brainard, Jared Buckhiester, Kyle Dunn, George Dureau, Austin Eddy, Cy Gavin, General Idea, Sam Gilliam, Jennifer Guidi, Simon Haas, Hugh Hayden, Loie Hollowell, Shara Hughes, Peter Hujar, Natia Lemay, Glenn Ligon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Chris Martin, Ryan McGinley, Sam McKinniss, Jamie Nares, Justin Liam O'Brien, Paul P., Hilary Pecis, Adam Pendleton, Jack Pierson, Peter Shear, Aaron Michael Skolnick, Harold Stevenson, Alessandro Teoldi, Hank Willis Thomas, Wolfgang Tillmans, Richard Tinkler, Tom of Finland, Nicole Wittenberg, David Wojnarowicz, Jimmy Wright
Image: General Idea, Great AIDS (Cadmium Orange Light), 1990/2019, Acrylic on linen, 59 x 59 inches, © General Idea, Courtesy Truax Art Advisory / Photo: Thomas McCarty
