Salman Toor

1983–

Introduction

Salman Toor (born 1983, Lahore, Pakistan) is an American Pakistani painter based in New York City. His paintings often depict intimate moments in the lives of imagined young, brown, South Asian, queer men within fantasized settings. Toor received his United States citizenship in 2019.

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Q108602003

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On view
Floor 6

First acquired
2020

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Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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