Rico Gatson | Ronald Feldman Gallery

Rico Gatson

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Rico Gatson

Eyes and Triangles #2, 2018

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Biography

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.

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May 04, 2017

The New Yorker Group Show How Radical Can a Portrait Be?

May 09, 2017

Creators Group Show Colorful Collages Preserve the Legacies of Black Icons

Jul 10, 2017

The Village Voice Group Show Black Lives Shine in Rico Gatson's New Show

Exhibitions

Sep 2025 – Jan 2026 Group Show Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs

Sep 2024 – Jan 2025 Group Show Focus Group

Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 Group Show Airspace

Jun 18 – Jul 18, 2019 Group Show Summer 2019

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Rico Gatson

Nina #4, 2017

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Nina 4 2017

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Nina #4, 2017

Gatson Panel Painting 10 2016 2

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Rico Gatson

Panel Painting #10, 2016

Ella 2018

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Ella #4, 2017

Gatson Throne Iii Quarter 2016

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Throne III, 2016

Gatson Michelle 2017

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Michelle 2017

Gatson Untitled Black Black 2016

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Untitled (Black Black), 2016

Gatson Untitled Target Ripples And Zig Zag 2016

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Untitled (Target, Ripples and Zig Zags), 2016

Gatson Panel Painting 5 2016 2

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Panel Painting #5, 2016

Gatson Shirley 2016

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Shirley, 2016

Gatson Chuck 2017

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Chuck, 2017

from the series "Icons"

Gatson Family 3 2013

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Family #3, 2013

Gatson Family 2 2013

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Family #2, 2013

Gatson Watts Painting 3 2011

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Watts Painting #3, 2011

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Gatson My Eyes Have Seen Installation View 06

Rico Gatson

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Gatson My Eyes Have Seen Installation View 06

Rico Gatson

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Gatson My Eyes Have Seen Installation View 09

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Gatson Armory 2017 01

Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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Gatson Armory 2017 10

Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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Gatson African Fractals 2006 Installation North Gallery B

African Fractals, 2006

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Gatson African Fractals 2006 Installation South Gallery C

African Fractals, 2006

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Gatson My Eyes Have Seen Installation View 06

Gatson My Eyes Have Seen Installation View 09

Gatson Armory 2017 01

Gatson Armory 2017 10

Gatson African Fractals 2006 Installation North Gallery B

Gatson African Fractals 2006 Installation South Gallery C

Gatson My Eyes Have Seen Installation View 06

Rico Gatson

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Gatson My Eyes Have Seen Installation View 09

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Gatson Armory 2017 01

Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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Gatson Armory 2017 10

Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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Gatson African Fractals 2006 Installation North Gallery B

African Fractals, 2006

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Gatson African Fractals 2006 Installation South Gallery C

African Fractals, 2006

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Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. The gallery is located in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City and exhibits performance, photography, new media, film, painting, drawing and sculpture.