Do you see the word “butt” hidden in the peachy part of the watermelon? COURTESY OF JACOB LAWRENCE GALLERY
What is it about fruit that’s so fucking sexy? The complex flavor combinations of tangy, tart, and sweet? Maybe it’s the wanting of something down to its very core, teeth scraping rind, fishing out fibrous strands from between your back molars. Or perhaps it’s the primal feeling of sticky juice running down your chin after a giant bite—God that’s hot. Fruit is temptation and desire encapsulated.
Fruit can also be found throughout London-based American artist Clotilde Jiménez’s Apple of My Eye exhibition at Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Consisting of collage and charcoal drawings, Jiménez’s show explores sexuality, desire, and representation of the queer black masculine body—all with fruit in hand.
