Performance Artist and LGBTQ+ Activist Agosto Machado Passes Away
Agosto Machado, a performance artist and advocate for gay rights, has died. The artist, who was of Chinese, Spanish, Filipino, and American heritage, maintained privacy about his exact age throughout his life. Based in New York, he dedicated significant effort to preserving materials related to friends who died from AIDS, serving as an archivist for their ephemeral legacies.
Key facts
- Agosto Machado was a performance artist
- He was a gay rights activist
- He never disclosed his actual age
- He archived ephemera from friends lost to AIDS
- He had Chinese, Spanish, Filipino, and American heritage
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- New York