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The Queer Urgency of “a field of bloom and hum“

Writing...Frieze
The Queer Urgency of “a field of bloom and hum“

Essay

James Voorhies

The Queer Urgency of a field of bloom and hum

Frieze
Online and print
Issue 253, September 2025

Commissioning Frieze editor: Cassie Packard

A review of the exhibition a field of bloom and hum at Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, New York, from February 14 to July 20, 2025. The exhibition assembles works from the early 20th century to the present by more than 140 artists, offering expansive portrayals of the rich and diverse communities of queer culture.

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