The Promise of Light

The Promise of Light

Rico Gatson

Apr 5 – May 17, 2013

Gatson Untitled Obama 2013

Rico Gatson

Untitled (Obama), 2013

Description

Ronald Feldman Fine Arts presents new work by Rico Gatson. The Promise of Light is partly inspired by the book, The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, which chronicles the black migration out of the American South spanning World War I through the early 1970’s. Gatson’s family undertook this journey, moving from Georgia to California in the late 60’s for the promise of a new beginning. The “promise” is a reference to the intrinsic optimism of the distinctive California light, while alternately referencing the universal struggle inherent in striving toward idealized promise.

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Gatson Watts Painting 1 2011

Rico Gatson

Watts Painting #1, 2011

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Gatson Watts Painting 1 2011

Rico Gatson

Watts Painting #1, 2011

Gatson Watts Painting 3 2011

Rico Gatson

Watts Paitning #3, 2011

Gatson Family 1 2013

Rico Gatson

Family #1

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Gatson Family 3 2013

Rico Gatson

Family #3, 2013

Gatson Throne 2013 Front View

Rico Gatson

Throne, 2013

Gatson Untitled Sun 2013

Rico Gatson

Untitled (Sun), 2013

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The Promise of Light, 2013

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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.