Second Minds, Third Eyes
A solo show by Tiong Ang (& Company)
*Due to extreme heat the gallery will be closed on Friday June 26
In this new exhibition, Tiong Ang reflects on his accumulated experiences, the paths he has travelled alongside others, the caravans in which he has spent the night. He paints portraits of his band members, yet depicts them as abstract drawings or as masks of ‘others’. This radical reduction does not signal an absence, but rather a dense accumulation – a layering of shared stories, vibrations and the ‘second’ lives found within the collaborative process. Second Minds, Third Eyes serves both as a pause and as a continuation.
The beginning – a caravan arriving at a large scaffolding structure at the foot of Ceaușescu’s former People’s Palace – was a convergence of various histories, disciplines, experiences and directions. This presentation at Lumen Travo showcases a selection of images, both moving and still, and objects from this process. Tiong suggests we remain vigilant, somewhere in-between.
Opening on Friday 5 June 2026
17 – 19 hrs
*Performance programme / workshops – later in the month
Sikkens Prize 2026
Otobong Nkanga Awarded Sikkens Prize 2026
Otobong Nkanga (1974, Kano, Nigeria) will receive the Sikkens Prize 2026 on Monday, 26 October.
The Sikkens Prize honours an artist or collective who is pioneering in the field of colour. The Sikkens Prize highlights an individual or collective every two years who makes a significant contribution to the field of colour. The prize is a mark of recognition and appreciation for exceptional achievements in which colour, as a fundamental force, shapes and transforms the world.
The prize is awarded to Otobong Nkanga because, in a time that calls for both imagination and responsibility, she shows that the power of colour begins where it awakens in the earth, in the community, in life itself.
The artist receives a sum of €75,000. She will also be honoured with the exhibition Humus Blues at Singer Laren, opening immediately after the award ceremony and on view for four months.