Ludovic Nkoth

CF Hill, Stockholm

Private Collection

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Stockholm, CFHILL, Black Voices / Black Microcosm, April 8–May 12, 2020

"My work attempts to regain the things that were taken away from my people. Things such as power, culture, the idea of self, and the idea of being black and proud."

- Ludovic Nkoth

Born in Cameroon but having lived in the United States since the age of 13, Ludovic Nkoth's practice is informed by his unique perspective as a black African immigrant in the US. Executed with a strong sense of vigor and vibrant fluid use of colour, the present lot exemplifies Nkoth's exploratory oeuvre, delving deep into the complex core of the Black diasporic experience and his rich heritage.

Glancing back over his shoulder and offering a poignant gaze, Suspect #2, showcases Nkoth's characterictic use of shades of pink, red, yellow, blue, and brown, interwoven with fluid, meandering lines. Here, Ludovic Nkoth transforms a seemingly straightforward portrait into a cartography of intricacy and layering, unveiling the struggles often concealed beneath a façade of stoic composure.

Ludovic Nkoth's works have been included in major exhibitions internationally, most recently at the ICA Museum, Miami in 2022 and in a 2021 group exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch curated by Kehinde Wiley, entitled Self-Addressed. This month, the artist will unveil a solo exhibition, What If, at Maison La Roche, a villa designed and build in the 1920s by Le Corbusier and his architect cousin Pierre Jeanneret, making Ludovic Nkoth he second living and first black artist to exhibit in the space.