The Memorial Dress was created and first exhibited in 1993 at the ICA Boston, where for two months, Reynolds—as his alter ego Patina du Prey—performed daily wearing the dress. During this exhibition, over 3000 names were collected in the memorial book. In the following years, the Memorial Dress was exhibited at the NGBK in Berlin, the Karl Osthaus-Museums Hagen, Germany, and at 45 Greene Street, organized by Creative Time City Wide, as part of the 25th anniversary of Stonewall. By 1996, Reynolds had collected over 5000 names in the memorial books. As part of the Visual AIDS Archive Project, these 5000 names were added to a new second dress, which was again exhibited in Boston, completing the first healing circle.

There are several Memorial Books documented:
- neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst nGbK in Berlin (1993).
- Center for the Arts Yerba Buena Gardens (1997).
- Parsons School of Design in New York (2001): Book 1: documenta X in Kassel (1997); Parsons School of Design in New York (2001). Book 2: Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston (1996); [Künstlerhaus Bethanien?] Berlin (1997); Parsons School of Design in New York (2001). Book 3: Parsons School of Design in New York (2001). Book 4: Parsons School of Design in New York (2001). Book 5: Judson [Memorial Church] (2000); DWA [Day Without Art?] 2000; Parsons School of Design in New York (2001).
- Artists Space in New York (2007).

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