Reader Response
October, 1987
Tragedy has often been the moving force behind creative endeavors--the tragedy of AIDS included.AIDS, which has claimed the lives of many in the art world, has in turn inspired such works as Alan Bowne's play Beirut, Larry Kramer's Normal Heart, William Hoffman's As Is, Ross Bleckner's paintings, Duane Michals' photographs, even Cyndi Lauper's song Boy Blue. Art is perhaps the only way to tap into the deepest emotions and most harrowing experiences of this tragedy.Edmund White, novelist and crit...
