Whitney Museum of American Art opens Salman Toor's first solo museum exhibition
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Friday, December 6, 2024


Whitney Museum of American Art opens Salman Toor's first solo museum exhibition
Salman Toor, Four Friends, 2019. Oil on panel, 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm). Collection of Christie Zhou; image courtesy the artist.



NEW YORK, NY.- Salman Toor’s first solo museum exhibition—originally scheduled to open in March 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic—is being presented by the Whitney Museum of American Art from November 13, 2020 to April 4, 2021. Primarily making intimate oil-on-panel works, Toor expands the tradition of figurative painting by melding sketch like immediacy with disarming detail to create affecting views of young, queer Brown men living in New York City and South Asia. Salman Toor: How Will I Know is part of the Whitney’s emerging artists program, which most recently included solo shows by Kevin Beasley and Eckhaus Latta, and is on view in the first-floor John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gallery, which is accessible to the public free-of-charge.

“Over the past few years the field of figurative painting has been reimagined once again, this time by artists frankly depicting lives and cultures that were all too often overlooked,” said Scott Rothkopf, Senior Deputy Director and Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator. “Salman Toor is one of the most exciting of these young talents, conjuring beautiful stories across his canvases with a sensitive and elegant touch.”




Considering the figures he paints to be imaginary versions of himself and his friends, Toor portrays his subjects with empathy to counter the judgments he feels are often imposed on them by the outside world. Allusions to art history—notably classical European and modern Indian painting—feature throughout the artist’s work, endowing his narratives, which are drawn from experience, with elements of fantasy. Recurring color palettes, notably muted greens used to evoke a nocturnal atmosphere, heighten the emotion and drama of Toor’s compositions. In these dreamy vignettes, characters dance in cramped apartments, binge-watch period dramas, play with puppies, and style their friends’ hair. Meanwhile, another group of works, more somber in tone, highlights moments of nostalgia and alienation. One painting depicts a morose family dinner; in a series of works, forlorn men stand with their personal belongings on display for the scrutiny of immigration officers. Rich in personal detail and situated within a queer diasporic community, Toor’s paintings evocatively consider how vulnerability appears in public and private life.

Curatorial assistant Ambika Trasi says, “Toor’s tender depictions of friendship and solitude while at leisure reflect on our hyper-connected present and yet still feel incredibly timeless. Painting his characters as though haloed in divine light or as well dressed dandies, his work pays homage to 'chosen family' and the importance it has for the communities that he references.”

“His paintings are so attuned to the subtle nuances of pre-pandemic life,” says Nancy and Fred Poses Curator Christopher Y. Lew. “Toor captures the quiet celebrations and anxieties of the day to day; and it’s thrilling to share his poignant vision with our visitors.”

Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Salman Toor (b. 1983) earned his Masters of Fine Art from the Pratt Institute in 2009. His work has been featured in several solo and group presentations in the United States and South Asia, including the 2018 Lahore Biennale, Lahore, Pakistan; the 2016 Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India; Aicon Gallery, Marianne Boesky, and Perrotin, all in New York; Nature Morte, Delhi, India; and Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles. Toor’s works are held in prominent public collections such as Tate Modern, London, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. He is a 2019 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation’s Painters and Sculptors Grant.










Today's News

November 24, 2020

The great hope of...France?

MSU Broad Director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut appointed to ICOM-US Board of Directors, joins AAMD

Joan B Mirviss LTD exhibits works by artists Akiyama Yō and Kitamura Junko

Elders and an artist bring a social sculpture to life

You're gonna need a bigger museum: 'Jaws' shark installed

Christie's presents Latest x Greatest featuring Supreme rarities alongside contemporary art

Von Bartha opens two solo exhibitions by Imi Knoebel and Bernar Venet

Jane Austen leads Fine Books & Manuscripts at Swann

François Catroux, decorator of choice for aristocrats, dies at 83

Freeman's Modern & Contemporary auction realizes $2.7 million

Exhibition of sculptural paintings by artist Rachel Klinghoffer on view at One River School

Sotheby's New York announces second annual Auction of Aboriginal Art

Whitney Museum of American Art opens Salman Toor's first solo museum exhibition

Bruce Swedien, a shaper of Michael Jackson's sound, dies at 86

'Telling Stories: Resilience and Struggle in Contemporary Narrative Drawing' opens in Toledo

James, Jordan, Obama linked in auction of sports memorabilia

Sotheby's partners with Goldin Auctions for sports memorabilia sale

Medals belonging to PGA golfer Gary Alliss to be sold at Dix Noonan Webb

Tomokazu Matsuyama's first solo exhibition in Mainland China opens at the Long Museum West Bund

Christie's to offer 200 drawings by Quentin Blake to benefit House of Illustration

Janine Yorimoto Boldt named Associate Curator of American Art at the Chazen

Saint Louis Art Museum presents 'Buzz Spector: Alterations'

Artsy supports and spotlights emerging African artists

Christie's Paris announces highlights included in the African and Oceanic Art Sale

Baccarat Trick To Make You A Winner Every Day

Authentication Of Sbobet 888 And its Determination

Online poker site- the best option to earn a sound amount of payouts

Simple Ways to Hire a Cross Country Movers

The Role of Art in Our Society

Why you should go for a custom frame instead of a regular one

Which transport service is better, bus, train or a car?

The Responsible And Ethical Decision Of Choosing Green Electric Scooters




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys
Houston Dentist
Abogado de accidentes
สล็อต
สล็อตเว็บตรง
Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful