--- title: "304 - The Promise of Light, Gatson 4/6-5/18 2013" date: 2017-08-22T18:23:00-04:00 author: Graham Murray canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/304-the-promise-of-light-gatson" 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) [Artnet](http://www.artnet.com/galleries/ronald-feldman-fine-arts/) 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](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/gil-yefman) [ ![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg) ](/) The Promise of Light [Rico Gatson](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/rico-gatson) Apr 5 – May 17, 2013 ![Gatson Untitled Obama 2013](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/3823/Gatson-Untitled-OBAMA-2013.jpg) 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. [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Release ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Gatson/Rico-Gatson-Press-Release.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Exhibition Checklist ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Gatson-Letterhead-Check-List.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/redirect.svg) View Artist ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/rico-gatson) ![Gatson Watts Painting 1 2011](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2013-The-Promise-of-Light/Gatson-Watts-Painting-1-2011.JPG) Rico Gatson Watts Painting #1, 2011 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Gatson Watts Painting 1 2011]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Watts Painting #1, 2011 ![Gatson Watts Painting 3 2011]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Watts Paitning #3, 2011 ![Gatson Family 1 2013]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Family #1 2013 ![Gatson Family 3 2013]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Family #3, 2013 ![Gatson Throne 2013 Front View]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Throne, 2013 ![Gatson Untitled Sun 2013]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Rico Gatson Untitled (Sun), 2013 ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 1](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2013-The-Promise-of-Light/Gatson-The-Promise-of-Light-2013-North-Gallery-Installation-View_1.JPG) The Promise of Light, 2013 View Gallery 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![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 South Gallery Installation View 2]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 South Gallery Installation View 3]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 1](/assets/exhibition_images/Gatson/2013-The-Promise-of-Light/Gatson-The-Promise-of-Light-2013-North-Gallery-Installation-View_1.JPG) ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 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The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 2]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 3]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 4]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 5]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Promise of Light, 2013 installation view ![Gatson The Promise Of Light 2013 North Gallery Installation View 6]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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