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Jan 21, 2019
CBS News 12
Rico Gatson
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired mural comes to downtown West Palm Beach
Jan 19, 2019
Jan 19, 2019
The Modern Met
Rico Gatson
New York Subway Murals Celebrate Influential Icons from Bronx History
Jan 18, 2019
Jan 18, 2019
The Sydney Morning Herald
Cassils
Visual artist Cassils uses bodybuilding and boxing to empower and enlighten
Jan 16, 2019
Jan 16, 2019
Gothamist
Rico Gatson
Photos: Gorgeous New Murals At Reopened 167th Street Station Celebrate Bronx Icons
Jan 15, 2019
Jan 14, 2019
Jan 13, 2019
Jan 13, 2019
hyperallergic
Rico Gatson
Icons of Bronx History Are Honored in Rico Gatson’s New York Subway Murals
Press
Aug 29, 2018
ArtForum
Nancy Chunn
NANCY CHUNN WINS ARTISTS’ LEGACY FOUNDATION’S $25,000 ARTIST AWARD
Featured Artist
Rico Gatson
Over the course of almost two decades, Rico Gatson has become celebrated for his confrontational and politically opinionated artworks, often based on significant moments in black history. Images of riots, fires, and confinement pervade his works, which have touched on a range of subjects like the Watts Riots, the presidential election of Barack Obama, and the formation of the Black Panthers. As Gatson once said: “I’m always interested in seducing the viewer and then hitting them on the way out, allowing a delayed response to powerfully charged content.” Even though he uses painting, video, sculpture and installation, Gatson prefers not to be defined by any single medium, rather thinking of himself as an object maker inspired by Conceptualism and Performance Art.
