A bare-chested man against a brick wall wearing sadomasochism gear including leather trousers, a studded arm strap, a cap and a pierced nipple, pierces his thumb with the sharp end of a knife; with the front cover of a brochure with the title 'Safer Sex Hard'; an advertisement for safer hard sex by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz, AIDS Suisse Contre le SIDA and Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Colour lithograph by Hans Winer and Loge 70.

[Zürich] : AHS [AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz] = ASS [AIDE Suisse Contre le SIDA] = AAS [Aiuto AIDS Svizzero], [between 1990 and 1999] (Zürich; Druck: ropress Zürich)

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.4 x 42 cm

Une brochure pas seulement pour les "durs". Disponible gratuitement auprès de l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA, les antennes régionales et Dialogai. AHS. ASS. AAS. Stop SIDA. Foto: Hans Wilner/Druck ropress/ © Loge 70 Schweiz. Bears 'L2' top right Bears logo: A combined with a '+' sign Bears logo: Stop AIDS with a condom as the letter 'o' Loge 70 Schweiz appear to be a sadomasochism group who formed in Zürich in 1973 - see Geschichte der Homosexualität in der Schweiz on www.wikipedia.org

der AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz AIDE Suisse Contre le SIDA Aiuto AIDS Svizzero The Hot Rubber Company Loge 70 Schweiz 199- © Loge 70 Schweiz [Loge 70 appears to be a sadomasochism group who formed in Zürich in 1973 - see Geschichte der Homosexualität in der Schweiz on www.wikipedia.org] der AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz AIDE Suisse Contre le SIDA Aiuto AIDS Svizzero Switzerland 23/03/2009 UkLW Transcription from the item

Wellcome Collection 674986i