COMMUNITY AIDS MEMORIAL

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Poster House is dedicated to presenting the impact, culture, and design of posters, both as historical documents and methods of contemporary visual communication. Through temporary exhibitions, a growing permanent collection, and educational events, Poster House explores the enormous impact of posters on society and culture, and how they have been adapted to contemporary use. As the first poster museum in the United States, Poster House provides a space for inquiry for all those interested in design, advertising, and public interventions, with the aim of improving design literacy among the general public.

Erika deVries is a visual artist based in Kingston, New York, whose practice centers textiles, adornment, and neon light as language for collective memory, storytelling and care. Working with fabric and found garments alongside neon ritual forms and transcriptions of the handwriting of her children and beloved relatives, she explores how grief, devotion, and language take shape. DeVries cofounded the social sculptural spaces Cygnets Way and Your Mom & the Swan, and is a longtime creative collaborator with the queer neon art studio Lite Brite Neon.

Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.