JAN 30: Magenta Lounge presents 'Queer Today - Love, Power, Freedom!'

NEW DATE - Twelve artists come together in a timely exhibition confronting today’s realities with joy, defiance, and care. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE. Amos Eno Gallery, a non-profit, artist-run space, is thrilled to present Queer Today – Love, Power, Freedom!, a dynamic group exhibition by the queer art collective Magenta Lounge, curated by its founder James Horner. Featuring the work of 12 artists, the exhibition will be on view from January 8 to February 8, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, January 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery’s Lower East Side location at 191 Henry St., New York. Works and installation images will also be available on Artsy. Public programs include a Conscious Collage workshop with Tracy von Ahsen on Sunday, January 11, from 12–2 p.m., and a group artist talk on January 29 from 6–8 p.m. Across the United States, queer communities — especially LGBTQ+ youth and transgender individuals — continue to navigate disproportionate mental health challenges, heightened discrimination in housing, employment, and healthcare, and reduced access to affirming care. Recent national studies indicate that more than 70% of LGBTQ+ youth report symptoms of anxiety, and nearly 40% of transgender adults have considered suicide.* These inequities, fueled by stigma and systemic exclusion, underscore the urgent need for spaces where queer expression, solidarity, and joy are not only visible but truly celebrated. Queer Today – Love, Power, Freedom! responds to this moment with both defiance and delight. The exhibition channels opinions, sexuality, resilience, icons, stereotypes, tenderness, humor, and defiance — amplifying the lived realities of LGBTQ+ artists. Spanning identities and generations — gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender; young and old; from Boulder, Colorado, to Brooklyn, New York — this diverse group offers vivid snapshots of their worlds, illuminating both the struggles they endure and the love they cultivate. Their work reflects not only the challenges their communities face, but the love, power, and freedom they actively generate.