John Paul Morabito "Immortal"

By Caroline Picard

In “Immortal,” John Paul Morabito pays tribute to the iconic pop musician Sylvester (1947-1988) with five abstract, woven, and lushly beaded tapestries in a show named after the singer’s posthumous album of the same name, with works associated with Sylvester’s back catalogue. These works are maximalist, celebrating visible, queer, and conscientious life with a studied virtuosity that responds to the clarion call of Sylvester’s notorious falsetto.