Luke Agada's First Solo Show at Sean Kelly Explores Identity and Belonging

Sean Kelly gallery will present When the Center Holds, the first solo exhibition of Nigerian artist Luke Agada with the gallery. The show, opening with a reception on Thursday, September 10, from 6–8pm, brings together a new body of paintings and drawings. Agada's practice examines contemporary identity through globalization, migration, and postcolonial thought. His compositions feature incorporeal figures, fragmented architectures, and biomorphic forms in dreamlike landscapes, embodying identities shaped by movement across histories and cultures. The exhibition's title references William Butler Yeats' poem, though the specific poem is not named. The works exist between memory and imagination, exploring how meaning and belonging persist during cultural transformation. The exhibition will be on view at Sean Kelly's gallery, though the exact closing date and venue address are not provided.