PRESS RELEASE
LIONEL SMIT: STATE
Aug 24 – Sep 30, 2017
LIONEL SMIT
STATE
24 August - 27 September 2017
An exhibition by a celebrated young South African artist showing why his work is internationally sought after.
Lionel Smit’s new body of work explores the reality of the different emotional states we inhabit. How do our surroundings morph our perceived reality? Through video works, Smit manipulates the environment against which his paintings hang.
Smit is renowned for his monumental portraiture works in painting, sculpture, silkscreen, video and public installations. Smit has been a featured artist for sculptural installations at the Miami Art Fair 2014 and 2016 and on the cover of Christie’s catalogue in London 2009. He has been honoured with a Ministerial Award from the South African Department of Culture for Visual Art.
For more information and/or images, please contact gallery@everard.co.za 011 788 4805 or Monique Howse at monique@everard.co.za
