Inside the intimate New York photography exhibition celebrating queer chosen families:
captures two cigarette lighters, one pink and one blue, sitting side by side on a speckled gray surface.It seems that for most of the participating artists, our current moment of reconnection—especially within queer communities—is best captured in images of striking intimacy, highlighting the power of physical contact after a year in which so many of us were distanced.
As one of the first projects that Nitchun has undertaken since arriving at the Leslie-Lohman, the “Chosen” exhibition speaks to her vision for the future of the museum. A longtime friend of Dixon’s, Nitchun was particularly inspired by “Mien,” an exhibition that Dixon premiered on the Trnk platform during Pride last year, when it came to planning for
month 2021. “Mien” featured photographs by queer artists of color available at accessible price points, and all proceeds were donated to the Ali Forney Center to combat LGBTQ+ homelessness in New York City.“For us, it’s always been about accessibility,” Dixon says of how these online exhibitions fit into Trnk’s broader philosophy. “We always want to reach new audiences, so the goal of it is just to inspire.
While the Leslie-Lohman has faced many of the same challenges as countless other museums and galleries around the world, overcoming them has not only been galvanizing but has also opened new pathways for communicating the museum’s vision to those far beyond its Lower Manhattan base. “I mean, the museum was closed for about a year because of COVID, and so we, like many cultural institutions, were forced to reimagine what we do and expand our digital community,” Nitchum explains.
“And it’s not just about COVID restrictions, either,” Nitchun continues. “There are so many people around the world where the idea of a public celebration of Pride is still a wild dream. At the end of the day, the hope is really just that some kid somewhere, hiding under their bedroom covers and looking at these photographs on spotty Wi-Fi, will feel some sense of validation and being seen. To know that they’re not alone.
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