Review: An artist and his would-be boyfriend are 'Minor Black Figures'
Brandon Taylor's fourth book, "Minor Black Figures," begins in New York City in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. As political and societal tides shift, as the city rises up in agitation, we meet Wyeth, a Black, millennial artist who hasn't made art in a while and is struggling with what to paint next. We first find him downtown, in studio space he shares ...