Divide: Lionel Smit
Lionel Smit in collaboration with Andon Gallery proudly presents the solo exhibition: Divide.
Divide is Lionel Smit’s first solo show on the West Coast of USA and includes some of his latest pieces from his Cape Town based studio. A selection of work also traveled from his solo exhibition, Obscura, that was recently held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami.
Divide forms part of Smit’s ongoing conversation about identity, drawing from the racial diversity in South Africa and probing how we are shaped–and placed–by our identity. Smit homes in on an ethnic group with a rich, complex and often fraught history: the Cape Malay people of Cape Town. The exhibition runs from 27 September to 28 October 2018 showcasing his paintings, sculpture and silkscreens.
Press + Media
“Smit recently launched a new solo exhibition entitled “DIVIDE”, that continues his exploration of the divides in our identities and the complexities of race.
The show marks his first presentation on the west coast of the United States, highlighting sculptures and silkscreen works from his studio located in Cape Town, South Africa.”
— Hypebeast
“Art work can be reminiscent of the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Some art work is too hot. Too conceptual, overly challenging. Other art work is too cold. This work offers nothing below the surface, viewers aren’t challenged enough. Then there’s art that is just right.
Lionel Smit is just right.”