An exhibition of new narratives by the Los Angeles-based painter Cassi Namoda—women in love, women in tears, women at risk, seemingly droll and serene (but patience may be running low)—is now on view at Ghebaly.

The show—Namoda’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles—”negotiates the intricacies of mixed cultural heritage, intricacies that reflect the wider cultural dynamics” of the formerly colonized Mozambique, where Namoda was born. (Her mother is Mozambican and her father American.)*

CASSI NAMODA—THE DAY A MONKEY IS DESTINED TO DIE ALL TREES BECOME SLIPPERY*

Through April 28.

François Ghebaly

2245 East Washington Boulevard, downtown Los Angeles.

See Cassi Namoda, “Selected Paintings,” PARIS LA 16 (2018): 123–135.

Cassi Namoda, from top: Casa Deolinda, 2019; Native tribes, habits, and customs, 2019; Cantinho Do Ze, 2019; A Man’s Urine Always Falls Near Him, 2019; Namoda Imagines Malangatana, 2019; The Joy of Love, 2019; Life is the seamstress of dreams, 2019; A Terra Dos Homens, 2019; A nostalgic tea drinker and two monkeys getting married in Gurue, 2019. All acrylic on canvas except Life is the seamstress of dreams, which is acrylic and oil on canvas. Images courtesy the artist and François Ghebaly gallery.