Ronald Feldman Gallery | Rico Gatson

Rico Gatson

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

Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 Group Show Airspace

Jun 18 – Jul 18, 2019 Group Show Summer 2019

Oct 26 – Dec 20, 2018 Rico Gatson My Eyes Have Seen

May 23 – Aug 17, 2017 Group Show Art on the Front Lines

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Rico Gatson

Nina #4, 2017

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Rico Gatson

Nina #4, 2017

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Panel Painting #10, 2016

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Ella #4, 2017

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Throne III, 2016

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Michelle 2017

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Rico Gatson

Untitled (Black Black), 2016

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Untitled (Target, Ripples and Zig Zags), 2016

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Panel Painting #5, 2016

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Shirley, 2016

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Chuck, 2017

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Family #3, 2013

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Family #2, 2013

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Rico Gatson

Watts Painting #3, 2011

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Rico Gatson

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Rico Gatson

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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African Fractals, 2006

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African Fractals, 2006

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Rico Gatson

My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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My Eyes Have Seen, 2018

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Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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Rico Gatson

POWERLINES, 2017

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African Fractals, 2006

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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.