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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Lewis Hammond: Still Life

May 21 – June 27, 2020
Calle Bajío 231, Roma Sur, 06760 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

The paintings of Lewis Hammond, a young British artist of Afro-Caribbean descent, combine earth tones—dark reds, muted browns, and maroon beiges—to suggest shadow, strangeness, and stillness. It comes as no surprise that Hammond’s moody and sometimes horror-tinged style has been likened to that of Goya, as well as to William Blake’s demonic visions. A series of paintings conceived in pre-quarantine Mexico and en pleine crise in London is on display. —E.C.

Lewis Hammond: Still Life. Installation view, 2020. Lulu, Mexico City, Mexico.