"This small, carefully curated exhibition...is a first step toward giving Leonilson the place in art history he deserves," writes artist Carlos Motta in this Art Forum Top Ten pick.

When walking through José Leonilson: Empty Man, a "small yet rich show [at Americas Society], one can tell it was curated with great care," says Hyperallergic. 

Given current debates about truth and “alternative facts,” such a “total” autobiographical approach surely merits a closer interrogation, which is exactly what curators Cecilia Brunson, Gabriela Rangel, and Susanna V. Temkin do in their exhibition at the Americas Society.

"Su obra amplió el lenguaje de la pintura para descentrarse y deslastrarse de nociones de género, invitando al espectador a compartir el ámbito de su intimidad transgresora," dijo la curadora y directora de artes visuales de Americas Society Gabriela Rangel.

"Leonilson usa a autobiografía como um projeto em que os limites da realidade e da ficção se perdem", diz a curadora e diretora da artes visuales da Americas Society Gabriela Rangel.