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@otis_quaicoe “Black Like Me” Opening this Saturday Jan 11 - March 7, 2020 @robertsprojects This solo presentation brings together new portraits by Ghanian artist #OtisKwameKyeQuaicoe his 1st showing of work in the US. #RobertsProjects showed a work @artbasel Miami which got everyone so excited for this show that it’s already Sold Out rumor has it 🌟 Quaicoe's lush & luminous oil paintings of black men & women, some strangers he streetcasts or encounters on social media, many others who are friends & colleagues, stand as visual testaments to the resilience, power & strength inherent in African culture, as articulated by the artist. His portraits reveal the complexities of human experience w both a boldness of line & a depth of color, allowing the viewer to experience their uniqueness & vitality simultaneously. Quaicoe's figuration is built upon a color palette where color becomes its own language of transformation, be it social, political or personal. These are images of empowerment & redemption, sophistication & humility, curiosity & quietude. Each figure becomes a symbol of the reclamation of cultural dignity, embracing the idea of origin & personal narrative as it relates to gender & race dynamics. That they are posed in classically derived poses only serves to reinforce the artist constructed narrative. As Quaicoe explains, "color means a great deal where I come from. It's a distinguishing quality - the very means of self-expression." Certainly, the colors reflect the subject's state of mind & suggest a more complicated & celebrated relationship to the world around them. The specificity of the palette used - bright oranges, Yves Klein blues, lurid yellows & cherry reds - suggest a fearlessness of intention as well as creating an electrified emotional space where the artist endeavors to capture the essence of each of his subject, including their own personal sense of style & fashion. Otis was born in Accra, Ghana. Together w #AmoakoBoafo he attended the Ghanatta College of Art & Design for Fine Art, w a focus on painting. He currently resides in Oregon #representationmatters #blackidentity #blackness #blackbeauty #blackportraiture #artadvisory (at Roberts Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7GWI6Tlnq5/?igshid=17z2w02u7kpc8

Camilla Taylor Unremitting Kiln cast glass, 2018 I'll be in "Holding Up 1/2 the Sky", curated by Jillith Moniz, at Roberts Projects. Opening reception October 27th, 6-8. I'm exhibiting along with Mika Cho, Blue Mcright,Chenhung Chen, Rebecca Niederlander and Echiko Ohira, Karen Hampton, Mika Cho, Blue McRight, Kyungmi Shin, Victoria May, Chenhung Chen, Lisa Bartleson, Adrienne DeVine, Maria Larsson, Rebecca Niederlander, Cole James, and Alexis Slickelman. The grey spreads from the toes into the milk glass, the cold moving in despite the body's attempts at protecting itself. I've been thinking about grief, its inevitability, as I try to handle my own recent losses. The body turns away from the pain, but it comes anyway.  

Thrilled to #Repost @betyesaar My newest catalogue, Betye Saar: Black Doll Blues has just been released by @robertsprojects During the 2020 pandemic quarantine, I began creating watercolor paintings of the Black dolls from my collection. I’ve always used watercolors for my sketchbooks, especially when I travel. I love the freedom of watercolor as a medium, and the rich, saturated, bright colors lend themselves well to depicting the clothing of the dolls. In the past, much of my work has explored racial injustice by reframing derogatory images of black people. While some may view these dolls as derogatory representations of Black people, and I agree some of them are, I didn’t create these works in the same spirit of “empowering Aunt Jemima.” These paintings purely depict the Black dolls in their purpose of providing love and comfort. As I painted my dolls, I drew comfort from touching them, arranging them, tidying their skirts and jackets. It was fun. And perhaps on some level, it was a way to keep me feeling safe during the lockdown. Essentially, I was playing with my dolls. @betyesaar @robertsprojects @artbook #betyesaar #blackdollblues #artbook #robertsprojects #betyesaarart #robertsprojectsla #blackdolls https://www.instagram.com/p/ClohndBuImT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

👑🎨🙌🏿#ArtIsAWeapon Trailblazing artist/ queen #BetyeSaar is still going strong!!! *bows all the way down* Reposted from @betyesaar My 95th revolution around the sun. Happy Birthday to all my fellow Leos!!! Long may we reign! #betyesaar @betyesaar #saarstuff @betyesaarcatalogueraisonne #robertsprojects @robertsprojects #metcloisters #leobirthday #TheLiberationofAuntJemima #BlackGirlsWindow #BlackWomenArtists #VisualStoryteller #BlackArtsMovement #Revolutionary #Artist #assemblage #Revolutionary #BlackGirlArtGeeks #LeoSeason #July30 https://www.instagram.com/p/CR90pw2Lkhy/?utm_medium=tumblr

LOVE the colors in this @AmoakoBoafo painting that his gallery @RobertsProjects will be showing Feb 2020. It will be the 1yr anniversary of #AmoakoBoafo’s first show in the US. A solo show w #RobertsProjects that sold out even before opening night! It’s been one 🚀 rise ever since! 💥 His work truly sells itself. #Repost @felixartfair Thrilled to share a sneak peak of Amoako Boafo’s work that will be exhibited by Roberts Projects at Felix 2020.⁣ ⁣ Joy in purple, 2019⁣ Oil on canvas⁣ Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects.⁣ ⁣ @amoakoboafo @robertsprojects⁣ ⁣ #FelixArtFair #LosAngeles #TheHollywoodRoosevelt #robertsprojectsla #friezela #friezeartfair #frieze #artbasel #artbaselmiami #blackportraiture #rubellmuseum #blackexcellence #blackness #africancontemporaryart #contemporaryart #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryblackart #newmodernism #blackart #blackartist #blackbeauty #blackbody #blackgirlmagic #blackrenaissance #artadvisory @desti.knee #DestineeRoss & #JoakimvonDitmar (at Felix Art Fair) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TBUmlli4H/?igshid=ketnodozjgik

Rising star Ghanaian artist @otis_quaicoe @robertsprojects @artbasel w #ArtAdvisor @desti.knee Part of the @amoakoboafo #Ghana 🇬🇭 crew of amazing artists & good friends #OtisKwameKyeQuaicoe is currently doing a residency @dannyfirst in LA and has a solo show coming up at #RobertsProjects in January through to @friezeartfair #FriezeLA rumor has it there is already a waitlist #AfricaRising #blackexcellence #blackportraiture #representationmatters #contemporaryafricanart #blackart #africanart #blackbeauty #amoakoboafo #otisquaicoe #blackness #blackidentity #melanin #artbasel #diversity #artbaselmiami #abmb #artbaselmiamibeach #artbaselmiami2019 #artlover #artcollector #artcurator #artmuse #destineeross #blackwomeninthearts (at Art Basel Miami Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B51ClVDlMkx/?igshid=12ap0m7pe2xn7

@friezeartfair #AmoakoBoafo @amoakoboafo @robertsprojects New Portraits Oil on paper 38.58 x 27.56in / 98 x 70cm *Note: all sold #RobertsProjects #contemporaryafricanart #blackportraiture #friezeny #friezeartfair #friezenewyork #artcollector #artcurator #artadvisory #destineeross #joakimvonditmar (at Frieze Art Fair) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8F9Ubl649/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uiarpzlyi1me

#FriezeLA @alacontemporary & @felixartfair @RobertsProjects shows 2 GREAT works by the very sought after #AmoakoBoafo @amoakoboafo His distinct personal intriguing style incl partly applying paint w his fingers & a distant echo of #EgonSchiele bringing to mind his spare & brutal lines, the background, shifting, dystopic, investigating the relation of the personal & the structural by centering Black subjectivity. SEE his solo show @#RobertsProjects (sold out mind you, before it even opened!) Representing individuals fr the surrounding countries of his native Ghana, Boafo attributes to his portraits a natural grace, poise & elegance. Artists who are able to achieve this palpable sense of tenderness within the scope of their working process are few & far between, yet Boafo does exactly this, communicating both warmth & vulnerability in his intimate portrayals of what he terms the “BLACK DIASPORA” w its bold colors & patterns, the ongoing series is a celebration of Black life. It aims at challenging the notions of Blackness that objectify & dehumanize by equating it with negativity. Portraying individuals fr the Diaspora & the continent by highlighting selfperception & beauty, it invites for a reflection on Blackness & asks for an understanding of its diversity & complexity, attempting to create a new vernacular, reframing his own experience & that of his subjects to incl a more variegated understanding of the Black Experience. Considering the socio political landscape of the past 2yrs, coupled with how racism is alive & well in the world, adds yet another level of complexity & relevance to his project. Giving credence to this is the idea of a diaspora, of being uprooted & displaced again & again not within the context of a life “well lived,” but in the context of abuse, bigotry & racism, is the sad engine that drives these enigmatic works. Boafo seeks less to diagnose a problem & more to initiate a human connection whereby the viewer might arrive at his own perceptions, coming to these images with fresh eyes. #FriezeArtFair #frieze #LosAngeles #hollywood #alac #alac2019 #felixartfair #friezeweek #diaspora #blackness #iseeme #kehindewiley #art #africanart #kunst (at Frieze Art Fair) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt40PKGlcst/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mv0zdmowrbju