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Every time I went to a residency, the book traveled with me.
Smiths new paintings blow up the coloring book, both literally and figuratively, scribbling outside the lines.
Rich oils deface the picture books compulsory positivity.

Can you help Pat to the metal detector?
This line is heard throughout the gallery, becoming the shows atmosphere.
Why, clearly, Hagerty would never pass as a murderer.

One of the most compelling pieces is almost hidden next to the video work.
It is also a quiet work among a collection of pieces that are yelling, Smith says.
The first is a series of large-scale sculptures.
The second is a feature-length script about queer intimacy, a collaboration with writerAkil Kumarasamy.
Focusing on the problem of innocence inBOLOfits with Smiths more general interest in the undoing of language.
Even as the power of the state crushes, intimacy threatens to reign.