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Tracing the toxic story of tear gas

Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.

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Talent, tech and visual art

Jamie Hale finds a combination of talent and technology are crucial when it comes to creating great visual art, but how do you keep working when your circumstances are in constant flux?

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The island of unclaimed bodies

In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.

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  • Berberis aquifolium (Oregon, Mountain, Grape)
  • A condom with a message to perform a 'death-defying act' by protecting yourself against AIDS; advertisement for AIDS helplines in Portland and Oregon by Oregon Health Division. Lithograph by Pihas, Schmidt and Westerdahl (PSW), 1987.
  • An endless succession of people with their heads in the sand with a warning about the dangers of ignoring AIDS; advertisement prepared by Pihas, Schmidt and Westerdahl for Oregon Health Division. Colour lithograph,1987.
  • A hand reaches out to another offering a syringe with a droplet of red liquid suggesting blood representing a warning about the dangers of sharing needles and AIDS by the Oregon Health Division with an AIDS helpline. Colour lithograph.
  • Garrya elliptica Douglas ex Lindl. Garryaceae. Coast silk tassel. Evergreen shrub. Distribution: California and southern Oregon. Named for Nicholas Garry, Secretary of the Hudson Bay Company (1820-1830) who assisted David Douglas in his exploration of the Pacific Northwest (Stearn, 1992). Used by Pomo and Kashaya as an abortifacient and to induce menstruation (Moerman, 1998). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • A woman whose boyfriend gave her AIDS appears out of the dark with a warning to protect against AIDS. Lithograph by Gary Nolton.
  • A woman whose boyfriend gave her AIDS appears out of the dark with a warning to protect against AIDS. Photocopy.
  • A woman in black underwear and an open shirt is embraced by a man holding a condom; advertisement for safe sex and condoms by Turtledove Clemens, Inc. Colour lithograph 1988.
  • A man in a yellow raincoat and boots with one foot resting on a chair representing an advertisement for safe sex and condoms to protect against AIDS by Turtledove Clemens, Inc. Colour lithograph by Gary Nolton.
  • Two men lean in to each other representing gay men live together with AIDS; advertisement by CAP, the Cascade AIDS Project, Portland. Lithograph.
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