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FIERCE: Pittsburgh in the press!

Exhibition Review

FIERCE: Pittsburgh Reviews

NEXT in the Gallery
NEXT Pittsburgh
L.E. McCullough
February 25, 2026

"The first U.S. solo show by English photographer Ajamu X presents 13 portraits of individuals shaping Pittsburgh’s Black queer culture. Taken during the artist’s 2025 Pittsburgh residency with Rainbow Serpent, it is the latest addition to the FIERCE series highlighting London, Toronto, Bristol, Sao Paolo, Durban and Maastricht."

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Silver Eye : Ajamu X : FIERCE : Pittsburgh
L'Œil de la Photographie
March 3, 2026

"Silver Eye Center for Photography présente FIERCE: Pittsburgh, dont le vernissage aura lieu le jeudi 5 mars 2026, et qui sera visible jusqu’au 2 mai 2026. FIERCE: Pittsburgh est la première exposition personnelle d’Ajamu X aux États‑Unis, présentée en collaboration avec Rainbow Serpent."

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Ajamu X’s FIERCE at Silver Eye
Pittsburgh Review of Books
Edward Simon
March 4, 2026

In thirteen portraits made last year, FIERCE: Pittsburgh celebrates individuals shaping the city’s Black queer culture today, affirming their place within a vibrant, evolving global archive.

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What to do this weekend: 'Forbidden Broadway' musical comedy, 'Fierce: Pittsburgh' exhibit
90.5 WESA
March 5, 2026
Bill O'Driscoll

"Acclaimed British fine-art photographer Ajamu X gets his first U.S. solo exhibition. 'Fierce: Pittsburgh' consists of 13 recent photographic portraits, in austere black-and-white, of 'individuals shaping the city’s Black queer culture today.'"

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