GAYLETTER

We are super excited about the opening of Gio Black Peter’s latest exhibition of paintings and drawings titled ‘If We Do Not Destroy Ourselves.’ It has been a while since we’ve had a kiki with Gio, he has obviously been very busy creating new work. I chatted with Gio briefly and he told me that the show is about “finding the beauty in destruction without destroying yourself. It’s a view into my head, my feelings of the world inside and my views of the world around me. For example “The Velvet Ribbon” (the painting used on the invite) is about the end of the idea of “White America.” “Bad Cops Make Good Snacks” is my Adam & Eve painting, Adam is black and Eve is transgendered-corruption is depicted by a cops hand sticking out of a snakes mouth. Every image tells a story, I leave it to the viewer to figure it out.”

I peeked at some of the work and they look great, they are as colorful as his previous work, but there is a lot more to take in, as he described before there’s obviously lots to figure out from each piece. From what I’ve seen this is his most ambitious work, in terms of scale; he has some murals, he told me that they are the largest paintings he’s shown in the U.S. Come to the opening reception and support Gio, he told me that he would not be showing his peen at this event, like he usually does, “It’s all about the art.”

FREE, OPENING RECEPTION, MARCH 30TH, 6:00PM-9:00PM, CASA DE COSTA, 405 EAST 61ST. NY, NY.