Ultra-red, "SILENT|LISTEN The Record," 2006, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada. Photo: Art Gallery of Ontario.

Ultra-red, "SILENT|LISTEN The Record," 2008, KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts Gallery, Durban, South Africa. Photo: Ultra-red.

left to right

The Record (The Baltimore Museum of Art, Saturday, April 16, 2005)
table, table linen, chairs, monophonic sound-system with audio

The Record (Armand Hammer Museum, Thursday, May 5, 2005)
table, table linen, chairs, monophonic sound-system with audio

The Record (Walter Philips Gallery, Thursday, June 23, 2005)
table, table linen, chairs, monophonic sound-system with audio

The Record (Andy Warhol Museum, Wednesday, November 30, 2005)
table, table linen, chairs, monophonic sound-system with audio

The Record (Concordia University, Tuesday, April 4, 2006)
table, table linen, chairs, monophonic sound-system with audio

The Record (Southern Illinois University, Friday, April 14, 2006)
table, table linen, chairs, monophonic sound-system with audio

The Record (Art Gallery of Ontario, Wednesday, August 9, 2006)
table, table linen, chairs, monophonic sound-system with audio

One AIDS Death Every Ten Seconds (after Robert Rauschenberg's White Painting, 1951)
house-paint on seven double-faced canvases, 72 in. x 18 in. each

projectdescription
Beginning with John Cage's composition for silence, 4'33" (1952), Ultra-red's performance SILENT|LISTEN invites audience members to enter into the record statements on the AIDS epidemic: where it has been, where it is now, and where it is going. Situated in North American art institutions, the performances draw participation from local AIDS activists, service providers, and people living with HIV and AIDS. This installation was an analysis of the record from seven iterations of SILENT|LISTEN.

(Organized by Eddie Peel, Dont Rhine and Robert Sember.)