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Focus On AIDS In California

By Dorothy Ho
Publication: Photo District News
Date: Wednesday, March 6 2002

The 9th Focus on AIDS photography benefit auction returns on March 15. All proceeds from the event, produced by the Focus on Aids Foundation and AIDS ReSearch Alliance, goes to non-profit agencies fighting AIDS. This year's beneficiaries are AIDS ReSearch Alliance, Caring for Babies

with AIDS and Focus on AIDS Foundation.

Held at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills, the event features 240 rare, vintage and contemporary photographs in live and silent auctions. Contributors include Richard Avedon, R. J. Muna, Sebastiao Salgado, Herb Ritts, Ruth Orkin, Greg Gorman and Francesco Scavullo. Images will be shown at the opening on March 9 at 6 p.m. at Barneys New York at 9570 Wilshire Boulevard, until the auction on March 15. Admission for the preview party is $65 (advance) and $75 at the door. Call (310) 358-2423 or www.aidsresearch.org for reservations.

Set up in 1987, Focus on AIDS was created to auction photography to help fight AIDS. So far, it has raised more than $1.5 million. To learn more, go to www.focusonaids.com

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