Two must-see portray exhibitions on in London: Louis Fratino’s ‘Prose’ at David Zwirner and Salman Toor’s ‘Somebody Like You’ at The Courtauld Gallery. Fratino paints ‘semi-cubist’ portraits, scenescapes, male nudes and home settings and I significantly like his toilet scenes with their messy observations of on a regular basis rituals and ‘chaotic mundanity’ (above). The bogs are superbly adorned too!
Over in The Strand is the brand new Salman Toor exhibition, a completely lovely present of narrative portray, apparently present process one thing of a revival. Like Fratino, there’s numerous queer id exploration, right here demonstrated in fascinating characters, friendship teams and household settings that concurrently depict the immigrant expertise. (Toor was born in Lahore and lives in New York.)
‘The Ladies’ (beneath) reveals a ‘coming-of-age’ scene of a younger boy ‘experiencing a blossoming sense of self’ as he notices his reflection on the dressing desk, whereas his aunties gossip on a close-by mattress. All of the our bodies, materials and hues appear to soften into one another, however I’m drawn to the wonder merchandise inviting the boy to consider playful transformation – a well-known ceremony of passage for therefore many people!
WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGES: Louis Fratino, Salman Toor x 2
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