Tsuevo Landu, 2022 (Poster)

Tsuevo Landu11/22 → 12/28 2022PasadenaPress release:Simchowitz is pleased to present Tusevo Landu at our newest gallery space, Simchowitz Pasadena. Landu (b.1997) works across printmaking, painting, mixed media, charcoal and drawing. In his practice, the artist reflects on various subjects ranging from his own personal beliefs to broader ideas around post-colonialism, freedom, religion, politics, xenophobia, adaptation, injustice, class, immigration, police brutality and society as a whole.In his paintings, Landu pays particular attention to how he is depicting Black bodies—African masks portray the enigmatic qualities of who he chooses to paint, and what their depictions might represent. The artist aims to restore a fullness to nothingness, a being to non-being—a continuation of the vacuity present in the construction, perception, and economy of reception of Black life.The masks that Landu paints have different personalities and purposes in African culture—some masks are used for cele