Safe Sex Exhibit in San Francisco Features BWA Work

Some of BWA’s work is currently featured in a catalogue and exhibit produced by the Center for Sex and Culture (CSC) in San Francisco! The exhibit, SAFE SEX BANG: The Buzz Bense Collection of Safe Sex Posters, includes a large selection of posters donated to CSC by graphic designer and early safe sex activist, Buzz Bense.

Not too long ago, posters were the primary medium to disseminate social marketing messages. At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s, posters promoting safe sex served to stem the rate of sexually transmitted infection, while also challenging political and social conventions. Bense began collecting these posters, amassing a collection that spans decades and countries. After donating them to CSC, the organization created a Kickstarter project to produce a catalogue and exhibit a selection of these works. This Kickstarter video introduces you to some of the people behind this great effort.

The exhibit is free and open to the public at the Center for Sex and Culture, 1349 Mission Street in San Francisco, on Mondays from 11:30am-3:30pm and by appointment. The exhibit will run through January 31st, 2014. If you would like to check out more posters, go to San Francisco City Clinic’s 100 Years of Sex website, which BWA created to celebrate the City Clinic’s 100 year anniversary.

Enjoy safe sex!

Picture: BWA's HIV is No Picnic campaign, one of the posters featured in the exhibit.