Ludovic Nkoth Pinky Promise, 2025
Oil on linen
18 x 30 inches (45.7 x 76.2 cm)
Signed on turning edge; signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso
Ludovic Nkoth (b. 1994) channels the tension of displacement and domesticity into his paintings, often reflecting the complexities of his own transatlantic migration. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at MASSIMODECARLO, Milan and London; Maison La Roche, Paris; François Ghebaly, Los Angeles; Simões de Assis, São Paulo. His work has been exhibited at the ICA Miami, the FLAG Art Foundation, New York, and the Pond Society, Shanghai. Nkoth’s work is held in the collections of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; the Pérez Art Museum, Miami; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; ICA Miami; and the Pond Society in Shanghai. Nkoth earned his BFA at the University of South Carolina, and his MFA from Hunter College.