DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

HEN DEVAN SHIMOYAMA WAS CREATING , a self-portrait in his game-changing exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum, he drew upon his first experiences as a young, queer Black kid in a barbershop. The piece depicts his body, adorned with feathers, a beard of glitter, tears of jewels, and a straight razor approaching his cheek—with a customary assortment of products in the background. “I remember being uncomfortable, shifting a little bit, and getting reprimanded and told to sit still. I got upset