Cinga Samson “Iyabanda Intsimbi / The metal is cold”

The FLAG Art Foundation

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Produced over the past year, Iyabanda Intsimbi / The metal is cold comprises 26 oil paintings, including a cycle of portraits and large-scale group scenes that the artist states, “explore the nature of violence: its laws, its flair, and its finality.” Favoring subtle menaces over obvious instances of brutality, Samson commands an elegant language that acknowledges the allure of a decaying, picked flower and the flesh of a butchered animal. Retaining key elements of his practice—stern figures, lush settings, and somber moods—Iyabanda Intsimbi insinuates those daily threats that pass by almost unnoticed but impact so much in our lives.