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SUMMARY:Book to be discussed: “Minor Black Figures” by Brandon Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Book to be discussed: “Minor Black Figures” by Brandon Ta
 ylor\\nHosted by Jon T.\\nSuper Organizer\\nNYC Gay Guys' Book Club\\nDet
 ails\\n"From the Booker Prize finalist and bestselling a perceptive novel
  about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art\\, desire\\, and 
 creativity.\\nA newcomer to New York\\, Wyeth is a Black painter who grew
  up in the South and is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manh
 attan art scene. It’s challenging. Gallery shows displaying bad art. Pr
 etentious artists jockeying for attention. The gossip and the backstabbin
 g. While his part-time work for an art restorer is engaging\\, Wyeth suff
 ers from artist’s block with his painting and he is finding it increasi
 ngly difficult to spark his creativity. When he meets Keating\\, a white 
 former seminarian who left the priesthood\\, Wyeth begins to reconsider h
 ow to observe the world\\, in the process facing questions about the conf
 licts between Black and white art\\, the white gaze on the Black body\\, 
 and the compromises we make – in art and in life.\\nAs he did so adeptl
 y in Booker finalist Real Life and the bestselling The Late Americans\\, 
 Brandon Taylor brings to life in Minor Black Figures a fascinating set of
  characters\\, this time in the competitive art world\\, and the lives th
 ey lead with each and on their own. Minor Black Figures is an involving a
 nd tender portrait of friendship\\, creativity\\, and the connections bet
 ween them." — goodreads.com\\nAfter the meeting\\, we head over to Juli
 us' (one of the oldest operating gay bars in NYC) to chat about things ot
 her than books. Julius' is at 159 West 10th Street (on the corner of Wave
 rly Place\\, about a block from the library). www.juliusbarny.com\\nRelat
 ed topics\\nEvents in Manhattan\\, NY\\nBook Club\\nMen's Book Club\\nGay
  Friends\\nGay Men\\nLGBT Social\\nReport event\\nYou may also like\\nSee
  all\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/new-york/events/bo
 ok-to-be-discussed-minor-black-figures-by-brandon-taylor-2027-02-02-2
LOCATION:Meetup: NYC Gay Guys' Book Club
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/new-york/events/book-to-be-discussed-minor-black-figures-by-brandon-taylor-2027-02-02-2
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