Where to see Salman Toor now
Born 1983
Salman Toor 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 in fantasized settings.
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Courtauld Gallery
Salman Toor: Drawings
2 October 2026 – 10 January 2027
A focused display of works on paper (ink, charcoal, gouache) showing how drawing is central to Toor's practice: border checkpoints, still-life compositions, and reinterpretations of historical paintings. Shown in the Drawings Gallery alongside the main solo show.
iCourtauld Gallery
Salman Toor: Someone Like You
2 October 2026 – 10 January 2027
The New York painter's first European solo museum show, around 20 paintings exploring queer and immigrant life, with a companion drawings display.
Museums with work by Salman Toor
Works in a museum's collection are not always on display.
Image credits
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- Salman Toor: Someone Like You© Salman Toor; Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, and Thomas Dane Gallery. Photo: Genevieve Hanson