Wednesday, April 20th at 6pm you are cordially invited to enjoy the Opening Reception for ‘Victorious Tears’, a unique and meaningful art exhibition presented by Lightheflame at Temple Emanu-El on Miami Beach. ‘Victorious Tears’ is a provocative and pivotal art exhibition exploring changing values on two continents through established and emerging artists in South Africa and America. Asanda Kupa; Cassius Khumalo and Lawrence Chikwa fast-rising in the Contemporary African Art scene show us the vibrance of Africa and magic of ritual. In America, celebrated local Miami artist Mark Sabin challenges us with a strange juxtaposition of subject matter. He presents a Black Madonna, images of forbidden love, and the mystery of the occult. We present a time of transition; breaking of boundaries; recognition of scars and need to embrace identity and value systems of all peoples.
Designed as vignettes the exhibition allows for a unique experience of a reality different to the one you know or could ever see on your own. Carefully curated from 4 years of living and being in South Africa, by Jessica Deutsch, Co-Founder & Director of Lightheflame. Deutsch began her career at Sotheby’s in New York as Director of Public Programs; she currently curates and works with contemporary African and European artists to connect them to American audiences and collectors. The art gallery at the Synagogue is made possible by the generosity and support of Dr Jeffrey T. Apter, Congregant of Temple Emanu-El and Founder/President of Global Medical Institutes.
Image: Cassius Khumalo’s ‘The Valley Scape I’ (2021). Chalk Pastels, Acrylic, and Gold Leaf on Paper, 40 x 48 inches.