In his work, the American artist explores femininity within Black culture. ‘I think that Blackness and queerness should lift each other up, both being identities that are othered,’ he says
Queer photographers challenge social norms in family-making
Queer photographers challenge social norms in family-making
In an exhibition at New York’s Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, eight artists of colour explore how ‘chosen families’ in LGBTQ+ communities can challenge conventions and create a spirit of queer kinship
Kin, 2017, by Mengwen Cao, part of the LGBTQ+ photography exhibition ’Chosen’ in New York
Who is your family? Is it the people you inherit, or the community you choose?
‘Chosen’, an exhibition at New York’s Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art coinciding with Pride Month 2021, highlights eight queer emerging artists of colour who explore how ‘chosen families’ in LGBTQ+ communities challenge the social norms and biological imperatives of heteronormative family-making.