LACOSTE, FRANCE.- Having hosted his first U.S. solo exhibition in Savannah in 2007, the SCAD exhibitions department is pleased to present Nicholas Hlobo in “Paintings,” a solo exhibition at Galerie Pfriem at SCAD Lacoste, France. “Paintings,” a compilation of new works on canvas, discards notions of traditional painting techniques and presents canvases that have been slashed then delicately stitched with distinct materials such as satin, rubber, gauze and leather. Hlobo’s richly layered, tactile works are anchored in the post-­‐Apartheid South African culture the artist was raised in, and reflect on larger human issues such as language, gender, sexuality, race and communication. Described by the artist as both landscapes and “skin,” the surfaces of Hlobo’s works are scarred with complex pathways and pockets of stitched and swollen embroidered details on the cusp of explosion