""In 'break bad (freddy flexing)' (2021), a slim man's attempt to exert physical strength instead displays his fragility. A gentleness in his eyes suggests truer strength beneath the performance.""
""In 'ivan crying in my bedroom' (2021), a more conventionally masculine man weeps an ugly cry. The work is paired with 'rissa (battered)' (2021), the show's only portrait of a woman.""
Dean Majd's solo exhibition, Hard Feelings, showcases a decade of photography reflecting on masculinity and community following the death of his friend, James. The works depict the lives of skateboarders and graffiti artists in Queens, highlighting both their joys and the dangers they face. Majd examines the pressures of masculinity, revealing emotional vulnerability in his subjects. The exhibition also subtly incorporates his Palestinian American identity, addressing broader themes of violence and emotional repression within male culture.
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