Lamson Library

The Library and Lamson Learning Commons is commemorating World AIDS Day with a display of two AIDS Memorial Quilt panels and related artwork from New England artist Laurence Young.

In 1987, a small group of strangers in San Francisco sought to create a fitting memorial for those who had died of AIDS and to help people understand the drastic impact of the disease. Their work served as the foundation of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Nearly 20 years later, the Quilt contains over 44,000 individual 3-by-6 foot memorial panels and serves as a powerful visual reminder of AIDS in the world.

The two pieces of artwork on display entitled “Our Son” and “Icon,” are from a larger body of work which was created in 1995. The works were presented as a one person exhibition entitled, “The Color of Loss” and was held at the Matrix Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts that same year. Each collage is made up from pieces of older works creating a background and history of the artist and his work, perhaps indicating a former self. A painted image was then imposed over the montage of drawings and paintings, bringing the viewer back to the present.

Laurence Young’s artwork and the Quilt panels will be on display at Lamson from December 1 to December 8, 2006. The campus and town community are welcomed to view the exhibit during regular Library hours.

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