Episode #39: Dorian Wood

Published: May 22, 2017, 4 a.m.

b'is a musician, vocalist, and experimental performer. Much of Wood\\u2019s music and performance is an intensely visceral celebration and embrace of the body, often his own, which he fearlessly exposes while rendering gorgeous and virtuosic melodies. The effect is a powerful and intimate expression of his singular beauty that simultaneously reveals the more universal beauty of each of us as individuals. Pinkmountain and\\xa0Wood discuss\\xa0the impact of the election on a personal level and Wood\\u2019s reluctance to directly address political matters through his creative work. Wood points out bluntly that as a self-identified \\u201coverweight, queer person of color,\\u201d being singled out and antagonized by those in power is not exactly a new experience. Photograph \\xa9 Pablo Almansa.'