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Leslie Smith III: Reaching for Something High

Past exhibition
8 September - 28 October 2023
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Leslie Smith III, Black Horseman, 2021, oil on shaped canvas, 77 x 120 inches (195.6 x 304.8 cm)
Leslie Smith III, Black Horseman, 2021, oil on shaped canvas, 77 x 120 inches (195.6 x 304.8 cm)

“Each painting creates a place to confront one's relationship with indifference and otherness. Each work requires a different way of looking, another way to assess what rests before us, and relies less on the historical baggage we bring to a viewing experience. In their own way, these paintings reach for the unattainable, working to be something more that challenges how we see ourselves and those around us.”

— Leslie Smith III

 

CHART is pleased to present Reaching for Something High, a solo exhibition by Leslie Smith III. Featuring eight new paintings and six new drawings displayed on both levels of the gallery, this is Smith’s first show with CHART as well as his first solo exhibition in New York City. There will be an opening reception on Friday, September 8, from 6–8pm, and the exhibition will remain on view through October 28, 2023.

 

Interview with Joan Mitchell Foundation
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Works
  • Leslie Smith III, Black Horseman, 2021
    Leslie Smith III, Black Horseman, 2021
  • Leslie Smith III, Reaching for Something High, 2022
    Leslie Smith III, Reaching for Something High, 2022
  • Leslie Smith III, Night Swim; Don't Let Go, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Night Swim; Don't Let Go, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Cosmic Feud, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Cosmic Feud, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Onward and Upward, 2021
    Leslie Smith III, Onward and Upward, 2021
  • Leslie Smith III, Between Nowhere and Goodbye, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Between Nowhere and Goodbye, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Where Do We Go From Here?, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Where Do We Go From Here?, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Travel Companion, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Travel Companion, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Gathering, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Gathering, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Night Flight, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Night Flight, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Nest, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Nest, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Almost Together, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Almost Together, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Gathered, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Gathered, 2023
  • Leslie Smith III, Stacked, 2023
    Leslie Smith III, Stacked, 2023
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  • Installation views at CHART. Photos by Elisabeth Bernstein.
    Installation views at CHART. Photos by Elisabeth Bernstein. 
Publications
  • Leslie Smith III

    Leslie Smith III

    Reaching for Something High | SEP 8 - OCT 28, 2023 | ONLINE CATALOGUE 2023 Read more
News
  • Episode 172: A Conversation with Leslie Smith III

    Episode 172: A Conversation with Leslie Smith III

    Cerebral Women October 18, 2023
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  • Leslie Smith III: Poignantly off-balance

    Leslie Smith III: Poignantly off-balance

    Two Coats of Paint October 2, 2023
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