Simchowitz Gallery

“New Generation” is Mhlengi Shange’s first solo exhibition and first ever show in the United States. The artist reflects on his school days back in Kwadabeka, South Africa with meditative charcoal and acrylic portraits of teenage students in uniform. The subjects sit, and in some cases, stand, against vibrant shades of yellow, cream, pink, and green, which feature subtle tiled patterns that blend into the background. Some of the students also have amorphous blobs floating behind their heads in a…