Adriano Sack

Bright paint, sequins, rhinestones, fabric, feathers - and time and again the artist himself in various roles: the material collages of painter Devan Shimoyama are midsummer night's dreams of alternative masculinities. As a homosexual African-American, the artist has an intense connection to themes of the Black community and queer subculture. Shimoyama's works are worlds of neon and glitter; Greek mythology and Black pop culture; spirituality and...