Drawings by Leonilson are featured in the exhibition VIVONO: Art and feelings, HIV-AIDS in Italy. 1982-1996, opening on October 3 at Centro Pecci in Prato, Italy. 

Curated by Michele Bertolino, the show approaches the years of the HIV-AIDS crisis in Italy as a generative moment—one in which unexpected alliances emerged, where love became a space for political action, translated into support, affection, care, and flesh. VIVONO creates a portrait of a living generation: written words, images, voices, and languages intertwine with sex, imagination, and mourning, evoking utopia. 

The exhibition expands the reflections on the Italian context by including works by international artists, such as Peixes and Duas Montanhas (both 1982) by Leonilson, alongside works by Gran Fury, Keith Haring, Félix Gonzalez-Torres, and David Wojnarowicz. 

On view until May 10, 2026.