International Mr. Leather

There's something different about Jarvis Boyland's work. Walking the exhibition rooms of Los Angeles' Kohn Gallery -- where Boyland's "On Hold:" exhibit is on view through Thursday, May 23 -- I was arrested by his portraits of Black queer men. Though simple and straightforward, there's a complexity in the color story, particularly in his subject's skin tones. They were rich and nuanced and complex, both imagined and realistic, and unlike any paintings I've come into contact with. Keep Reading →