Illuminating Queerness through Haze and Shadow

Arimeta Diop, Impulse Magazine, August 9, 2025

That unmoored, disoriented sensation which washes over a viewer when peering closely into andifeelyourbodyclose,ifeelikeineedsomemore (2025) is an invitation to keep going, to look even deeper. The work, included in David Antonio Cruz’s stay, take your time, my love,on view on ICA San Francisco’s first floor, starts with a stain and layers obstructions of ink, cutouts, and flashe to reveal the subjects beneath.

 

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