Virgo Rising, Sag Moon
April 3 to June 14, 2025
Works by Taylor Maroney
Taylor Maroney's work highlights the subtleties of the trans*-queer experience, nuances often denied to us by the media, politicians, and social narratives. The stories told about us are primitive and devoid of complexity. In reality, we are in constant, quiet communication through the small, shared moments of our daily lives. These binding rituals can be found in the flick of a syringe, the tenderness of a scar massage, or the vibration of a tattoo gun against the skin. 'Tricia Hersey, an activist and artist, says that the body is a site of liberation. This sentiment inspires my depiction of these figures whose bodies are replaced by sky or earth. The infinite vastness of the sky symbolizes ultimate freedom, while the earth represents what is most precious. I paint my peers in the way they deserve, a way they are not often portrayed. As such, these paintings become a wish, a safe space for myself and other trans folks to exist. I release these images into the world as an act of reclamation.'
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