UK AIDS Memorial Quilt

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The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt is an ongoing memorial project that commemorates lives affected by AIDS in the United Kingdom. [1]

The quilt was displayed in its entirety at the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern between 12 and 16 June 2025. [2] This was the most significant display of the quilt since its 1994 display in London's Hyde Park. [3] The writer Charlie Porter had written to the Tate asking them to display the quilt. [3] In 2013 the quilt was being stored in a cupboard at the George House Trust in Manchester and was deteriorating. [4] As of 2025 it is stored at Positive East in London. [4]

The quilt consists of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels that commemorate 384 individuals. [2] [3] Notable individuals depicted on the quilt include Bruce Chatwin, Ian Charleson and Denholm Elliott. [3] The 1995 documentary film There Is A Light That Never Goes Out was made about the creation of the quilt. [2]

The quilt was created after the Scottish AIDS activist Alistair Hulme saw the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on display in San Francisco in 1989. [3] [4] Hulme also met the creator of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Cleve Jones. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Porter, Charlie (16 June 2025). "'People weep in its presence': how the UK Aids Memorial Quilt became one of our great works of art". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "UK AIDS Memorial Quilt". Tate Galleries website. Tate Galleries . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Parry, Josh; Rufo, Yasmin (12 June 2025). "'Brave and beautiful people' remembered in Aids quilt display'". BBC News . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Curtis, Alastair (9 June 2025). "The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Needs a Permanent Home". Frieze (magazine) . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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