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December 1, 2011, marks the J. Paul Getty Museum's 22nd observance of Day Without Art, a time when the international arts community pauses to remember and respond to the AIDS crisis and its impact on cultural life.
Day Without Art unites organizations and individuals around the world in observance of
the AIDS epidemic and the toll it has taken on the arts community.
Last Address, a Film about Loss
Last Address is an eight-minute film that takes us to the houses, apartment buildings, and lofts where prominent New York artists were living at the time of their deaths from AIDS. The film will screen throughout the day on December 1 at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa. Watch the film online »
On the Blog: We Ask, "What If...?"
Share your thoughts about Day Without Art on our blog, The Iris. Visit the blog »
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which slowly destroys the body's ability to fight infections.
HIV is not casually transmitted. The virus can be passed from one person to another through unprotected sex, sharing intravenous needles, or from mother to child during pregnancy, birth, or breast-feeding. HIV cannot be contracted from dishes, towels, or toilets, or by caring for a person with AIDS.
HIV rarely kills people with AIDS; instead, death results from the effects of opportunistic infections (those that take advantage of the body's weakened state). Many of these diseases are preventable with proper medical attention.
World AIDS Day 2011: Universal Access and Human Rights
December 1, 2010, marks the 22nd anniversary of World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is devoted to raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice, and improving education. The 2011 World AIDS Day theme is "It Takes a Village to Fight HIV/AIDS." World AIDS Day is an important way to remind people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.
Some Sobering Numbers
Los Angeles County
Estimated living with HIV/AIDS: 24,876
Estimated cumulative AIDS deaths: 32,188
Source: HIV Epidemiology Program, Los Angeles County Department of Health
California
Estimated living with HIV/AIDS: 70,497
Estimated cumulative AIDS deaths: 88,844
Source: HIV Epidemiology Program, Los Angeles County Department of Health
United States
Estimated living with HIV/AIDS: 473,683
Estimated cumulative AIDS deaths: 579,931
Source: HIV Epidemiology Program, Los Angeles County Department of Health
Worldwide
Estimated new cases of HIV infection: 2.6 million
Estimated total living with HIV/AIDS: 33.3 million
Estimated total AIDS deaths: 1.8 million
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS): Report on the global AIDS epidemic 2009, August 2009
More Information
AIDS Project Los Angeles, www.apla.org
National Institutes of Health, www.nih.gov
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, www.unaids.org
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