Critic and curator Jarrett Earnest has organized a group exhibition titled “Acid Bath House” at Nina Johnson gallery in Miami, running through February 7. The show features photography, sculpture, textiles, painting, and drawings by artists including Juliana Huxtable, TM Davy, and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, and is inspired by Earnest's own experience with queer erotic psychedelia. In an interview over breakfast, Earnest discusses the show's themes of pleasure, connection, and glamour, and critiques the contemporary art world's focus on market-driven professionalism.
The exhibition matters because it represents a deliberate counterpoint to the commodification of art, emphasizing queer lineage, transformative imagination, and the value of getting lost in creative exploration. Earnest's curatorial approach—refusing renderings and allowing artworks to speak to each other in physical space—challenges the fast-paced, market-oriented production that dominates much of today's art scene. The show also highlights underrecognized queer artists like Steven Arnold, whose LSD drawing is shown for the first time, reinforcing a broader cultural argument about glamour as a form of magical perception and liberation.