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Over 2,000 red gerbera flowers form Anya Gallaccio's iconic artwork 'preserve 'Beauty'', which will gradually decompose over the course of the exhibition.    ♻️ At the end of the exhibition, the flowers will be composted for Turner Contemporary’s staff garden.

For #WorldAIDSDay2024, our founder Ash Kotak (⧖) spoke to #LondonAssembly Health Chair Krupesh Hirani AM for Brent and Harrow AM about: - HIV in London - The AIDS Memorial in London - a new public artwork by Anya Gallaccio - The importance of not forgetting London’s 45 year HIV & AIDS narrative

Today is #WorldAIDSDay2024. By remembering the past, we can confront ongoing ignorance. London’s new HIV/AIDS memorial led by AIDS Memory UK and supported by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan will provide a space for reflection and remembering. Find out more⬇️ aidsmemory.uk

#LondonAIDSVigil today #WorldAIDSDay2024 #AIDSMemoryUK

#LondonAIDSVigil #AIDSMemoryUK The AIDS Memorial in London

Have you listened to part one of the #AssemblyHealth podcast on HIV in London yet? Part two of Chair Krupesh Hirani AM for Brent and Harrow’s conversation with @AshKotak will be available soon. Don’t miss out! london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

Part two of the #AssemblyHealth podcast, about its investigation into HIV in London, is now available. Listen to Chair Krupesh Hirani AM for Brent and Harrow interview @aidsmemoryuk founder, Ash Kotak (⧖), about living with HIV and the stigma people still face: london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

Powerful podcast by Ash Kotak (⧖) speaks about HIV, mental health, being different and coping & navigating as an individual. It also explores HIV stigma and compares it to all the other popular isms and phobias. London Assembly Krupesh Hirani AM for Brent and Harrow AIDS Memory UK london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

In June, Anya Gallaccio was selected to create The AIDS Memorial in London at a winner event that we worked on with AIDS Memory UK. Coverage highlights included: BBC Breakfast, BBC News (UK) & The Standard. The memorial will be in Fitzrovia, taking the form of a felled tree

At 30th anniversary of film maker Nigel Finch’s death, Ash Kotak (⧖)'s moving account of his lover dying Also a tribute to many other friends he lost to #AIDS Finally, Ash offers a powerful justification for The AIDS Memorial in London by #AnyaGallaccio > medium.com/@ashkotak_6489…

Following an investigation into HIV in London, #AssemblyHealth has published its report. It finds that HIV stigma remains a major issue in the capital. Read the full report here: london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

Great to see so many members of the London Assembly and the AMUK team gathered at the proposed site of the Memorial this morning for the launch of ‘Getting to zero by 2030: HIV in London’.

Last week’s London Assembly report recognised the role of The AIDS Memorial in London in supporting the Mayor + #London Councils' commitment to reach zero new #HIV infections, zero HIV-related stigma + zero HIV-related deaths by 2030. ⬇️Ash Kotak (⧖) on the need for memorialisation.

If we are to stop new transmissions of HIV, we will have to first tackle HIV stigma. We spoke to our founder, Ash, and Mina and Jonathan, members of our Affected Communities Advisory Board, about their experiences. #hiv #stigma #activism #health #london #aidsmemoryuk

‘Stop the stigma… because #stigma kills.’ #HIVstigma stops people testing, and so stops them accessing medication and support. Why, in the age of better medication and U=U, do we allow #misinformation about #HIV to persist?

"The memorial is going to be a place where people can go and reflect, educate themselves, feel peace, talk to people." - Mzz Kimberley, AIDS Memory UK The HIV and Aids memorial is supported by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Where did HIV stigma come from, and why does it persist? For Jonathan Blake, the seeds were sown by a government campaign, with the resulting panic weaponised by reactionary voices.

Edmund White, 1940 - 2025: 'White was diagnosed HIV+ in 1984. “I wasn’t surprised, but I was very gloomy… I kind of pulled the covers over my head and thought: ‘Oh gee, I’ll be dead in a year or two’ … it turned out that I was a slow progressor.”’ theguardian.com/books/2025/jun…

On Thursday 19 June, Ash Kotak (⧖) will join a panel on '#Art, #AIDS, and #Activism' at Whitechapel Gallery Gallery, organised by Positive East to accompany a major exhibition of work by the intermedia artist Hamad Butt (1962-1994). Tickets: whitechapelgallery.org/events/art-aid…

Have you tested lately? STI & HIV testing is easy, free, and confidential. Protect yourself and your community. Book a test today: doitlondon.shl.uk #HIVTesting #KnowYourStatus