Richard Maguire: Wherein Difference Lies, his New York debut, presents 16 graphite drawings tracing hidden histories of homoeroticism and Orientalism through the figure of Ram Gopal, a pioneering Indian dancer. Mining archival images and motifs—from temple reliefs to photos by Carl Van Vechten and Lionel Wendt—Maguire reinterprets sexual, cultural, and political tensions between East and West, uncovering overlooked intersections of desire, history, and representation.
