Practice of having casual sex frequently with different partners or being indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners

AIDS and God and you / Catholic AIDS Link.

A doctor goes off gallivanting with two young dancers. Colour process print after by J-A. Faivre, 1902.

Lipstick kiss marks scattered on a light background; representing promiscuity as a risk-factor for AIDS. Colour lithograph after V. Kozlík, 1989.

Seven figures with names laid out in the form of a family tree joined by pink hearts; promotion for safe sex and use of condoms. Colour lithograph.

A series of warning signs with illustrations demonstrating what not do to avoid AIDS including anal sex, circular arrows to indicate multiple sexual partners, oral sex, using shared needles; further illustrations in blue demonstrate how using your own razor, toothbrush and regularly showering illustrate how AIDS can be prevented; with a condom and a warning that any unprotected sexual intercourse increases the risk of AIDS; an advertisement by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 60 x 42 cm

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 68 x 47 cm

Adam and Eve stand by the Tree of Knowledge and are told by the serpent to practise marital fidelity to avoid death from AIDS. Colour lithograph after S. Shakhunov and Zh. Éffelya, 1990.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 87.5 x 55 cm

A man and a woman drawn in the style of Picasso use a condom while making love, in order to protect themselves from AIDS. Colour lithograph after P. Picasso and S. Kuzn︠e︡tsov, 1989.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 46.6 x 65.4 cm

A harpy as a blond woman with wings made of syringes, representing prostitution and drugs as causes of death through AIDS. Colour lithograph after O. Dulatova, 1990.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 48.5 x 68 cm

A park bench on which the silhouette of a woman and a man make love: it turns into a hospital trolley representing promiscuity as a cause of death through AIDS. Colour lithograph after G. Nemkova and G. Kamenskikh, 1990.

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Promiscuity

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Lipstick kiss marks scattered on a light background; representing promiscuity as a risk-factor for AIDS. Colour lithograph after V. Kozlík, 1989.

Adam and Eve stand by the Tree of Knowledge and are told by the serpent to practise marital fidelity to avoid death from AIDS. Colour lithograph after S. Shakhunov and Zh. Éffelya, 1990.

A man and a woman drawn in the style of Picasso use a condom while making love, in order to protect themselves from AIDS. Colour lithograph after P. Picasso and S. Kuzn︠e︡tsov, 1989.

A harpy as a blond woman with wings made of syringes, representing prostitution and drugs as causes of death through AIDS. Colour lithograph after O. Dulatova, 1990.

A park bench on which the silhouette of a woman and a man make love: it turns into a hospital trolley representing promiscuity as a cause of death through AIDS. Colour lithograph after G. Nemkova and G. Kamenskikh, 1990.

Promiscuity

Images from the collections

Images referencing Promiscuity

Works from the collections

Lipstick kiss marks scattered on a light background; representing promiscuity as a risk-factor for AIDS. Colour lithograph after V. Kozlík, 1989.

Adam and Eve stand by the Tree of Knowledge and are told by the serpent to practise marital fidelity to avoid death from AIDS. Colour lithograph after S. Shakhunov and Zh. Éffelya, 1990.

A man and a woman drawn in the style of Picasso use a condom while making love, in order to protect themselves from AIDS. Colour lithograph after P. Picasso and S. Kuzn︠e︡tsov, 1989.

A harpy as a blond woman with wings made of syringes, representing prostitution and drugs as causes of death through AIDS. Colour lithograph after O. Dulatova, 1990.

A park bench on which the silhouette of a woman and a man make love: it turns into a hospital trolley representing promiscuity as a cause of death through AIDS. Colour lithograph after G. Nemkova and G. Kamenskikh, 1990.

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