Review of Danielle Mckinney’s Quiet Storm in ASAPJ

One woman looks mischievous, another imperious, while yet another withholds her gaze. Several women hold long cigarettes between their fingers. Others romp on beds and recline on couches. Some are naked, others wear robes or sheets. Depicted alone in each frame, they are caught in the middle of play, rest, or relaxation. With their small size and muted colors, Danielle Mckinney’s portraits of Black women are, as the title of the show that ran last month at Marianne Boesky Gallery suggests, a Quiet Storm. And yet these scenes of interiority invite dialogue: Mckinney trusts the viewer to hold these women—and their tenderness. 

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