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Cinga Samson
6 March 2026 — 18 April 2026
On NowSamson paints figures, dogs, and South African flora in near-blacks and deep blues, exploring sleeplessness as spiritual alertness. Slow, contemplative work with existential gravity.
From White Cube New York
South African artist Cinga Samson's exhibition of new paintings is titled 'Ukuphuthelwa', an isiXhosa word in the artist's native language that translates as 'unable to sleep'. Unlike the English word 'insomnia', the isiXhosa term carries no negative connotation and accordingly, for Samson, sleeplessness is not a condition to be cured but a state of spiritual alertness, a sensitivity that deepens in the dark. Rendered in the artist's signature occluded palette of near-blacks,...
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Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday ·10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm
© White Cube New York
Cinga Samson
6 March 2026 — 18 April 2026
On NowSamson paints figures, dogs, and South African flora in near-blacks and deep blues, exploring sleeplessness as spiritual alertness. Slow, contemplative work with existential gravity.
From White Cube New York
South African artist Cinga Samson's exhibition of new paintings is titled 'Ukuphuthelwa', an isiXhosa word in the artist's native language that translates as 'unable to sleep'. Unlike the English word 'insomnia', the isiXhosa term carries no negative connotation and accordingly, for Samson, sleeplessness is not a condition to be cured but a state of spiritual alertness, a sensitivity that deepens in the dark. Rendered in the artist's signature occluded palette of near-blacks,...
Read more at White Cube New York →Critic Reviews
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Visit
Chelsea, New York·View on artmap
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday ·10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm