Take My Picture, an exhibit at Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 gallery is a culmination of thousands of images over the course of a ten year period.
During this time, McCoy photographed various Black gay men documenting life in 1980s Black gay Chicago. A post shared by Wrightwood 659 (@wrightwood659)Unrehearsed and undirected, each subject has agency over their image.
Photographed in black-and-white, McCoy’s photographs open a window into Chicago’s Black gay community centered around a popular queer haunt, the Rialto Tap.
Whittled down to 50 photographs, McCoy’s Take My Picture exhibit paints a portrait of Black queer community, connection, and joy.