Interviews
The earliest interviews here were conducted between 2015—2016 with supporters, board members, and community partners of the New York City AIDS Memorial in anticipation of the dedication of the Memorial on December 1, 2016. Later interviews were conducted with several of the incredibly generous artists who donated work to UNQUESTIONING LOVE: An Auction to Benefit the New York City AIDS Memorial in November 2021.
The artist twins recall the shadow AIDS cast over their young lives, and tell us about their reasons for supporting the New York City AIDS Memorial.
The artist describes his own experience of the AIDS crisis and the work he has contributed to the New York City AIDS Memorial sale at Christie’s.
The acclaimed fine art duo recall the AIDS crisis and describe the work they have contributed to the New York City AIDS Memorial sale at Christie’s.
The Pakistani-born, NY-based artist describes the work he has contributed to the New York City AIDS Memorial sale at Christie’s.
Ahead of the New York City AIDS Memorial auction, the masterful New York painter offers one, deeply moving recollection.
Tom Viola is the Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a founding funder of the New York City AIDS Memorial.
Debra Fraser-Howze is the founder and former CEO and President of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS and a New York City AIDS Memorial Board Member.
Kendall Thomas is the Nash Professor of Law and co-founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Culture at Columbia University and a Board Member Emeritus of the New York City AIDS Memorial.
Scott Campbell is the former Executive Director of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Susan Rodriguez is the Founding Director of Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research & Treatment (SMART) and a Board Member Emeritus of the New York City AIDS Memorial.
Catherine Hanssens is Executive Director of The Center for HIV Law & Policy.
Jay Laudato is the former Executive Director of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center.
Jim Hubbard is a filmmaker and the co-founder of the ACT UP Oral History Archives.
Patricia Evert is a Board Member Emeritus of the New York City AIDS Memorial.
Sharon Kleinbaum is the Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York.
Mickey Rolfe is New York City AIDS Memorial supporter and the recipient of GMHC’s 2015 Judith Peabody Humanitarian Award.
Barbara Hughes is an AIDS activist, non-profit executive and serves as Board Chair for Treatment Action Group.
Terry McGovern is Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health and the Director of the Program on Global Health Justice and Governance at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Richard Grossman is President of Halstead Real Estate and a New York City AIDS Memorial Board Member.
Richard Burns is the Interim Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance and among many previous roles was the Executive Director of the LGBT Center for 22 years. He is also a Board Member of the New York City AIDS Memorial.