Two Artists, Two Views of the Human Figure
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Ted Loos
Until fairly recently, the world of contemporary art went through a period of turning up its nose on figurative art — works that have a strong resemblance to the real world, especially the human figure. But two new exhibits by two queer artists on opposite coasts help demonstrate how much that attitude has changed — and how much the change is fueled by fresh perspectives (Salmon Toor and Christina Quarles). The exhibitions — “Salman Toor: How Will I Know” at the Whitney Museum of American Art and “Christina Quarles” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago — present two artists around the same age and at similar career stages with strikingly different styles of figuration. [More]
Whitney Museum of American Art: “Salman Toor: How Will I Know” (March 20- - July 5, 2020); 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY; (212) 570-3600; whitney.org
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: “Christina Quarles” (April 4 - August 23, 2020); 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL; 312-280-2660; mcachicago.org
By Ted Loos
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| Salman Toor, who has an upcoming show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, in his Brooklyn studio. Peter Fisher for The New York Times |
Whitney Museum of American Art: “Salman Toor: How Will I Know” (March 20- - July 5, 2020); 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY; (212) 570-3600; whitney.org
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: “Christina Quarles” (April 4 - August 23, 2020); 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL; 312-280-2660; mcachicago.org
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| Ms. Quarles’s “Yew've Got Yer Gud Things, n' I've Got Mine (Split),” 2018. Christina Quarles, Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Pilar Corrias, London |