Hot Town features the inscription “Black History Hotel” that gives its title to the exhibition. Here the male portrait is not that of the artist, however the painting contains elements that are typical of what usually catches Boris’s eye. “Bella Bella” inscribed on the figure’s shades refers to the calling attractive women would encounter in the streets of Italy. However male beauty is implied by the barbershop. And the sign “Love Pretty Boys” on the Chat Noir strip club may well be appealing to male spectators.