Hunter Reynolds / Dean Sameshima. Promiscuous Rage

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The exhibition is an intergenerational pairing of two artists deeply concerned with the investigation and preservation of queer histories, their concomitant subcultures, and inherent gaps. This presentation marks the first exhibition of Reynolds’s work since the artist’s passing in 2022, as well as the first display in New York of Sameshima’s iconic Anonymous Portrait series. Taken together, the paintings, photo-weavings, and interactive installation on view index an archive of underrecognized texts and figures foundational to both artists’ sense of self, and through their display highlight the synchronous feelings of loss and empowerment that accompany the open expression of twentieth-century gay culture.