Kalup Linzy: Polaroids

David Castillo presents the exhibition “Polaroids” by Kalup Linzy: a collection of Polaroid grid pieces.

The show tracks the exuberance of Linzy’s practice, his virtuosity as a storyteller across a diversity of media, and the skillful ways in which he puts on and takes off identities while deftly navigating the lives and relationships of his many characters.  

Kalup Linzy’s practice is steeped in a highly layered, character-driven narrative of his invention, unfolding across interrelated performances, videos, photographs, and music that follow the lives and lineages of the fictional Queen Rose family across generations. 

Dressing in costumes to transform himself in character studies inspired heavily by drag, soap operas, and reality television, Linzy portrays the majority of the protagonists and supporting characters in these works.