Interweaving the sacred and the erotic, This Elegance engages with visual arts through the concept of sacra conversazione (“sacred conversation”), a style of Renaissance painting that imagines divine communion across time and space. Here, artists, thinkers, and pop icons commune in a similar sacred dialogue–Kathleen Collins, Andr? Leon Talley, Richmond Barth?, Lyle Ashton Harris, Juan de Pareja, Janelle Mon?e, Symone, and others appear as guiding spirits and creative kin.
For a Black, queer person so often dislocated from time and place, pleasure becomes an act of resistance–a grounding in the now. This Elegance is a love song–an offering to Black artistry, a tribute to visionary lives, and a testament to the power of beauty in even our most precarious moments.
Author: Derrick Austin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 85
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781960145949
Language: English
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