Decorative Exhibition
Decorative ExhibitionJohn Kelly's painted autobiography chronicles a harrowing story: breaking his neck onstage while channeling Caravaggio. Wall-mounted illuminated book pages weave through performance, fragility, and queer resilience with modernist precision.
Autobiographical visual narrative
Queer art history
AIDS memorial portraits
Performance artist showcase
Tips
🕯️54 portraits memorialize artists lost to AIDS
📖hand-painted book pages with illuminated letters
🪜second exhibition space on upper floor
A Friend Gave Me a Book
Little Italy
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionJohn Kelly's painted autobiography chronicles a harrowing story: breaking his neck onstage while channeling Caravaggio. Wall-mounted illuminated book pages weave through performance, fragility, and queer resilience with modernist precision.
Autobiographical visual narrative
Queer art history
AIDS memorial portraits
Performance artist showcase
Tips
🕯️54 portraits memorialize artists lost to AIDS
📖hand-painted book pages with illuminated letters
🪜second exhibition space on upper floor
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