Dossier
Cleve Jones
Coverage of Cleve Jones in the Nexus archive.
- The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human
The AIDS Memorial Quilt, created by Cleve Jones, is the largest communal art project in the world, commemorating those lost to AIDS through over 50,000 handmade panels. It began in 1987 to humanize the epidemic, which faced stigma and inadequate government response, and has grown to cover a mile-long stretch on the National Mall.