Brandon Sward is an artist, writer, and organizer in Los Angeles. He relaunched the LARB Short Takes section and is currently at work on a book about his relationships with men.
Brandon Sward
Articles
Body as Instrument, Instrument as Body
Brandon Sward, butt fused to seat, watches magnetic performers whisper sweat nothings at the sweltering L.A. Dance Project studios.
Out of the Closet, over the Hedge
Give Brandon Sward a home where butch lesbians roam, where a beard and top surgery display—a.k.a. the Tom of Finland House in Echo Park.
Who Took the Gothic from the Cookie Jar?
Brandon Sward aspires to experience Stendhal syndrome for clout at the “American Gothic” exhibition reading at Night Gallery in Los Angeles.
Most Valuable Pfeiffer
Brandon Sward wades through spectral sports audio in search of that yummy-yum at Paul Pfeiffer’s retrospective at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary.
Liquor Is Quicker but Butter Is Better
Whatever Los Angeles Bar: Second Pour brings, Brandon Sward will be there, with open arms and open eyes, yeah.
Sharp, Creamy, Fresh, Funky, Nutty
Brandon Sward attends a reading at a Downtown L.A. gallery and finds a well-balanced cheese board of the literary present.
Long Live Pope.L, the Friendliest Black Artist in America
Reflections from a former student of Pope.L on his artistic practice.
From Guyana with Love
Brandon Sward traces the lines between race, sexuality, and colonialism in Vishal Jugdeo’s “Caribbean Television” at Commonwealth and Council.
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