February 2020
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe at Roberts Projects
On view: January 11–March 8, 2020 In his first U.S. exhibition, Ghanaian artist Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe has no problem grabbing our attention. His colorful painted portraits are big, bold, and tenderly painted. In most works, Quaicoe’s subjects stare back at the viewer, amidst a backdrop of shocking color choices like bright teal, hot orange, muted lavender, or muddy seafoam. Two portraits, of fellow Ghanaian painters Amoako Boafo and Kwesi Botchway, are set against a gentle baby pink, the color offering…
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Suchitra Mattai at Roberts Projects
When walking into Roberts Projects’ new space on La Brea, a swirl of color overtakes you. Suchitra Mattai’s fiber-based works span the gallery walls and large woven orb forms hang from the ceiling. Mattai’s innovative fiber works involve weaving brightly-colored saris (some of them family heirlooms) together into larger tapestries, the material infusing a personal and cultural perspective into the work. Mattai often pulls from her Indo-Caribbean heritage and has described her process as one of “brown reclamation.” Mattai intervenes…
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Reginald Sylvester II at Roberts Projects
Stepping into Reginald Sylvester II’s solo exhibition T-1000 at Roberts Projects instantly sets you into a post-apocalyptic greyscale world. This is in part due to his title (which references a character from Terminator 2 that has the body of a police officer but can shift into liquid to take on any form), but largely due to Sylvester’s honed aesthetic that while abstract references industrial metal detritus. Some of his paintings are done on rubber (and some with canvas) which he…
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