Issue #050 This One Thing... The Works Of Salman Toor

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Paintings by artist Salman Toor, Night Walkers, 2022; Music Room, 2021; The Dressing Table, 2021; Late Dinner, 2022

Night Walkers, 2022; Music Room, 2021; The Dressing Table, 2021; Late Dinner, 2022 © Salman Toor; Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York. Photo: Farzad Owrang

Social Commentary, Culture, This One Thing…

This One Thing... The Works Of Salman Toor

January 13, 2023 | By Funmi Fetto

While Salman Toor’s inspirations stem from 17th and 18th-century art, the works of the much-celebrated Pakistani artist are very much about the now. Centring the modern lives of imaginary brown queer men, the tender, intimate paintings celebrate the vulnerability of men and challenge society’s ideas of masculinity.

Funmi Fetto is the global editorial director of Service95 and a contributing editor at British Vogue

This One Thing... The Works Of Salman Toor

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