ArtThrob considered tenderness and exclusion in Brett Charles Seiler’s Closet

THE STORY, IN BRIEF

Reviewing Brett Charles Seiler’s Closet at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, ArtThrob considered how paintings, text and an installation evoked queer intimacy, longing and religious exclusion. The critic recognised tenderness in the depicted relationships but questioned the exhibition’s nostalgic focus on familiar white gay cultural figures. The review argued that this framing left insufficient room for Black and brown queer histories and a broader understanding of community.

Summarised from ArtThrob · Gemma Hart. AFROSCOPE Daily has not independently reported this story.