“A Figure that Is (Touchingly) Ambiguous”
Heat-soaked and molded leather, leather harnesses
2024
27 x 19 x 16
Chicago, IL-Revealed Armor: Leather and Light, works by Samuel Schwindt is an exhibition about untold tales and inconclusive archives. The works in this collection celebrate the humanity of LGBTQ+ persons, but it is also about light, boldness, discovery, and the impetus of an artist reconciling past and present. Brought together by Pia Cruzalegui, the exhibition includes nine leather sculptures reflecting on homomasculinity and eroticism but also in the playfulness of nightlife and the safe spaces the represent within the community.
Revealed Armor: Leather and Light will be on view at the Slemmons Gallery in Epiphany Center for the Arts, May 31 through July 12, 2024.
The exhibition will be accompanied of an opening reception on May 31st, 6-9 P.M and an art-talk and closing reception on July 12th, 6-9 P.M.
Exhibition Dates and Location:
Revealed Armor: Leather and Light – May 31st – July 12th, 2024
Epiphany Center for the Arts – 201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
The exhibition is organized by Pia Cruzalegui
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