The new park is set to be completed in early spring next year to commemorate the lives of those lost in the epidemic and become a new green space in the community and for the city.
Owen Keehnen remembers when the AIDS epidemic, which disproportionately affected the LGBTQ community, was at its height in the late 1980s. The gay community in the United States was still largely in the shadows, said Keehnen, a writer and historian of LGBTQ history in Chicago.
People admire the Keith Haring sculpture titled"Self Portrait" after the groundbreaking ceremony for Aids Garden Chicago on June 2, 2021.and began the process of re-engineering Chicago’s lakeshore to safeguard against shoreline erosion. And in 2003, the limestone rocky area that was once a symbol of gay community and strength in Chicago was bulldozed.
Though the centerpiece of the garden — a 30-foot sculpture by the late artist and activist Keith Haring titled “Self-Portrait” — was first installed in 2019, ground was just formally Visitors enter the 2.2-acre garden from a lakefront path, which leads into a number of gardens and lawns, each with its own purpose. The entrance opens to a donor wall, then to a serpentine path that will be lined with markers indicating important dates in the AIDS epidemic.
The park will also contain gardens that community members can interact with directly and help maintain.
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