Night Park

by Salman Toor

Artist Salman Toor (Pakistan, född 1983)

Date2022

MediumOil on linen

DimensionsBildmått: 170 × 306,5 cm Yttermått: 171 × 306,5 × 3,3 cm

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Credit LinePurchase 2023 with contribution from Paul Arnhold, Laurent Asscher, Holly and Albert Baril, Marguerite Hoffman, Gaurav and Sonia Kapadia, Elias Khoury, Drew and Sacha McCormack, The Garcia Family Foundation, Per-Anders and Inga-Lill Ovin

Object NumberMOM/2023/34

CollectionsRecent Acquisitions

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About the artwork In this verdant park, the trees cast long shadows. Sheltered by the foliage, men are gathering for fleeting moments of intercourse and intimacy. The lives of fictional young, brown, queer men often play the leading roles in Salman Toor’s paintings, which are brimming with art historical references. Here, Hieronymos Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights (1490–1510), Henri Matisse’s Joy of Life (1905–1906), and Edouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass (1862–1863) come to mind, three paintings where man’s sensuous desires are depicted in lush gardens. However, this nightly scene is firmly rooted in our contemporary world. Cars are parked in the outskirts of the park and the figure in the foreground looks at his mobile screen, perhaps to check updates for an upcoming rendezvous. Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på baksidan av dukens omvikningskant: Salman Toor T22 Selected exhibition history Sju rum och en trädgård. Rashid Johnson och Moderna Museets samling (den 28 september 2023 - den 22 september 2024) Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Works by the artist