--- title: "234 - History Lessons; Clandestine, Gatson 4/23-5/29 2004" date: 2017-08-22T14:58:00-04:00 author: Graham Murray canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/234-history-lessons-clandestine-gatson-4-23-5-29-2004" section: Exhibition --- [![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg)](/) ![](/src/images/search.svg) View Artists Search Artists [Exhibitions](/feature_exhibitions) [Past Exhibitions](/past_exhibitions/) [Artists](/artist_overview) [News & Press](/news_overview) [Inventory](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery/artists) [Publications](/feature_publications) [Gallery Info](/about) [Contact](/contact) [![Facebook](/src/images/fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/RonaldFeldmanGallery/) [![Instagram](/src/images/ig.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/feldmangallery/) [![Twitter](/src/images/tw.svg)](https://twitter.com/feldmangallery?lang=en) [Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery) 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](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/hannah-wilke) Y [ Gil Yefman ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/gil-yefman) [ ![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg) ](/) History Lessons; Clandestine [Rico Gatson](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/rico-gatson) Apr 22 – May 28, 2004 ![Gatson Circle Painting Mandala 2004 Hero](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/Gatson-circle-painting-mandala-2004-hero.jpg) Rico Gatson Circle painting mandala, 2004 (detail) Description Rico Gatson will exhibit two multimedia installations, History Lessons and Clandestine, that include video, paintings, and sculpture. Referencing events and the power of movies, Gatson links points of history in the twentieth century that have affected all Americans, especially the black population. In his previous videos, Gatson has reworked excerpts from Hollywood films to uncover unacknowledged racial stereotypes within a world of make-believe. With his new installations, he has created works that range in subject matter from racial politics to secrecy, lies, death, and war. [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Release ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Gatson/2004/Gatson-History-Lessons.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/redirect.svg) View Artist ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/rico-gatson) ![Gatson Untitled Black Dots 2004](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2004/Gatson-Untitled-black-dots-2004.JPG) Rico Gatson Untitled (black dots), 2004 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Gatson Untitled Black Dots 2004]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Untitled (black dots), 2004 ![Gatson Iterations Of The Cross 2002 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Iterations of the Cross, 1 of 5, 2002 ![Gatson Iterations Of The Cross 2002 2]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Iterations of the Cross, 2 of 5, 2002 ![Gatson Diamond Circle Cross Detail 3 2004]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Diamond Circle Cross (detail), 2004 ![Gatson Separatist Celebration 2004]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Separatist Celebration, 2004 ![Gatson Video Still History Lessons 2004 10]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Video still, History Lessons, 2004--10 ![Gatson Video Still History Lessons 2004 13]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Video still, History Lessons, 2004--13 ![Gatson Video Still History Lessons 2004 16]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Video still, History Lessons, 2004--15 ![Gatson Video Still History Lessons 2004 7]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Video still, History Lessons, 2004--7 ![Gatson History Lessons Installation View 3](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2004/Gatson-History-Lessons-Installation-view-3.JPG) History Lessons View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Gatson History Lessons Installation View 3]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson History Lessons 2004 Install Shot 2 South Gallery]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson Installation Shot A]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson Installation Shot B]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson Installation Shot C]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson History Lessons Installation View 3](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2004/Gatson-History-Lessons-Installation-view-3.JPG) ![Gatson History Lessons 2004 Install Shot 2 South Gallery](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2004/Gatson-History-Lessons-2004-Install-shot-2-South-Gallery.JPG) ![Gatson Installation Shot A](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2004/Gatson-Installation-Shot-A.JPG) ![Gatson Installation Shot B](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2004/Gatson-Installation-Shot-B.JPG) ![Gatson Installation Shot C](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2004/Gatson-Installation-Shot-C.JPG) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Gatson History Lessons Installation View 3]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson History Lessons 2004 Install Shot 2 South Gallery]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson Installation Shot A]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson Installation Shot B]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view ![Gatson Installation Shot C]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) History Lessons installation view Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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