A Barcelona mural commemorating this event features the letter “X” placed on the three wise monkeys in red. A 175-pound pile of candy (10[1])is central to a Félix González-Torres (10[1])work (10[1])honoring (10[1])Ross Laycock, a victim of this event. (10[1])A purple painting left incomplete by Keith Haring to memorialize (10[2])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. 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■