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“I’m Laughing so I Don’t Cry”: Coming Together During the AIDS Crisis

June 6
16 mins

Episode Description

Join artist and photographer Lola Flash for a six-part series exploring New York City during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and ‘90s. 

Episode two reunites Flash with her longtime friend Aldo Hernandez. They discuss their involvement with ACT UP and two sites that helped shape their activism: the LGBT Center in Greenwich Village and Aldo’s apartment near Tompkins Square Park. 

Learn more about Lola Flash, her work, and the stories shared in this project at https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/1222

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