William Yang
(Australia 1943– )
Names
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
William Yang has documented the gay scene in Sydney since the 1970s. At this time many were celebrating new-found freedom, greater acceptance in society and the start of the Mardi Gras parades.
In these images from the 1990s Yang investigates the impact of AIDS on his friends and community, as well as the broader social implications of the disease. The works act as memorials which acknowledge both individual fears, the illnesses that AIDS and HIV bring, the repercussions on the gay community, and the importance of public displays of recognition and remembrance.
- Year
- 1992
printed circa 1996 - Media
- Photograph
- Medium
- 2 gelatin silver photograph, with handwritten text in gold ink
- Dimensions
- 2 photographs each: 34.0 x 43.0cm image; 78.5 x 104.6 x 4.5cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r., gold ink "...WILLIAM YANG. 1992...".
- Credit
- Purchased 1997
- Accession number
- 195.1997
- Copyright
- © William Yang
