A Barcelona mural commemorating this event features the letter “X” placed on the three wise monkeys in red. A 175-pound pile of candy is central to a Félix González-Torres work honoring Ross Laycock, (10[2])a victim (10[1])of this event. A purple painting left incomplete by Keith Haring (10[1])to memorialize this event was controversially “completed” with AI by an X user in 2023. The NAMES project memorializes this event’s victims in a massive quilt. (10[1])The advocacy group ACT UP raised awareness about this event with a black poster featuring the words “SILENCE = DEATH” (“silence equals death”) and a pink triangle. For 10 points, what epidemic disproportionately affected gay artists in the 1980s? ■END■