2010.54.19682

Facing Off
1991
22 in HIGH x 17 in WIDE
(55.88 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.19682

Printed to the bottom right of the image: "Divine/Act Up San Francisco: Syringe Liberation Actions, xerox poster, 1991".

Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a red strip with "Facing Off" in white and black. Below the strip is "Bay Area arts activism: / pragmatic strategies for cannibalistic times / September 6 - October 12, 1991 / reception: Friday, September 6, 6-9 pm" in black. At the left is a red background with a black and white image of a man holding a syringe (overlaid) like a gun. To the right of the man is "Syringe / Liberation / Action" and below the man is "Tania Is Coming! / support needle exchange! join ACT UP on Gay Day at Fremont & Market St, 10am". The left side has a black strip with white text listing the artists and curators and describing the exhibition. At the rigth is a list of exhibition events and video screenings. The bottom edge has contact information for SF Camerawork. Poster verso designed like a mailer, with more information on the exhibition in addition to information on local arts organizations.
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