Two lovers strike a performative pose in this vivid work by ascendent American artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase. Queer, black, non-binary figures are the focal point of the Philadelphia native’s eye-catching oeuvre, which positions such bodies in complex spaces to free them from the constraints and expectations historically placed upon them. The result, as seen here, is erotic, kaleidoscopic, intimate and expressive: a joyful ode to queer black love, seen through a singular lens.
