| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Predecessor | Roberts & Tilton |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Bennett Roberts, Julie Roberts, Jack Tilton |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
Roberts Projects is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles.
History
Roberts Projects was founded in 1999 as Roberts & Tilton by partners Bennett Roberts,[1] Julie Roberts and Jack Tilton in Los Angeles.[2] Following the death of Jack Tilton (1951– 2017),[3] the gallery changed its name to Roberts Projects on January 1, 2018.[4]
Roberts & Tilton opened its first space in 2000 at the 6150 Wilshire gallery complex located in the Miracle Mile section of LA, a focal place for viewing art in the early 2000's. From 2008 through 2022 Roberts Projects occupied a former coffee-roasting factory in Culver City.[5]
In August 2020, Roberts Projects was elected as a member of the Art Dealers Association of America.[6]
Roberts Projects relocated in January 2023 to 442 South La Brea Avenue, renovating a 10,000 square foot historic automobile showroom space that was once a Max Barish car dealership.[7] The space features four exhibition spaces, a bookshop, and a permanent site-specific space conceived by artist Betye Saar.[8]
The building was originally erected in 1948 as the Max Barish Chrysler-Plymouth dealership, "Auto Dealer to the Stars" where Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, Bob Hope and Michael Landon bought their automobiles.[9]
The architectural conversion was realized by the firm of Johnston Marklee which designed Roberts Projects' Culver City location in 2008.[10]
Notable exhibitions
- Kehinde Wiley, Colorful Realm, 2023.[11][12] Roberts Projects was the first gallery on the westcoast to show artist Keginde Wiley.
- Betye Saar, Black Doll Blues, 2021.[13][14][15]
- Amoako Boafo, SINGULAR DUALITY: ME CAN MAKE WE, 2021.[16]
- Amoako Boafo, I See Me, 2018.[17]
- L.A. Object and David Hammons Body Prints, 2007.[18]
- Bliss featuring Noah Davis, 2007[19]
- Kehinde Wiley Pictures at an Exhibition, 2003.[20]
Artists
The gallery represents various artists such as:
References
- ↑ Rommel, Dianne. "One of LA's Top Gallerists Shares How You Can Become an Art Collector". Inside Hook. Inside Hook. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Gallery Chat with Jack Tilton". ADAA. ADAA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ Grimes, William (10 May 2017). "Jack Tilton, Art Dealer With an Eye for the New, Dies at 66". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ "Art Industry News January 3, 2018". ArtNet. ArtNet. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "The L.A. architects who design buildings that make you say, 'Huh?,' then 'Wow!". Los Angeles Times. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "Art Industry News August 13, 2020". ArtNet. ArtNet. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ Finkel, Jori (16 February 2023). "Wheeling and dealing: Los Angeles galleries move into old car showrooms". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Vankin, Deborah (20 October 2022). "Roberts Projects is leaving Culver City, as gallery scene shifts to Central L.A." LA Times. LA Times. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ Stathaki, Ellie. "Roberts Projects turns historic car dealership into characterful LA art space". Wallpaper Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ Block, Annie. "Roberts Projects Expands its Footprint With New L.A. Gallery". Interior Design. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ Akinkugbe, Alayo (26 January 2023). "Kehinde Wiley: "My Figures Demand to Be Taken Seriously"". AnOther Mag. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Lynne, Jessica (16 February 2023). "Kehinde Wiley is reaching for a new language of grace". LA Times. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Scott, Chadd (3 September 2021). "Betye Saar 'Black Doll Blues' Forms Latest Chapter In Her Legendary Career". Forbes. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Little, Colony (28 September 2021). "For Inspiration, Betye Saar Turns to Her Doll Collection". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ "Betye Saar: Black Doll Blues @ Roberts Projects, Los Angeles". Juxtapoz. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Furman, Anna (9 October 2021). "A Portrait Inspired by the Bright Colors of Los Angeles". The New York Times T Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Valentine, Victoria (29 March 2022). "Amoako Boafos top selling paintings at auction are dominated by the color yellow". Culture Type. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ↑ Julie Halperin, Charlotte Burns (20 September 2018). "What Does the Road to Success Look Like? Case Studies of African American Artists From Three Generations". Artnet. Artnet News.
- ↑ Indisrik, Scott (8 January 2020). "How Noah Davis Became a Powerful Painter and Museum Founder before His Death at Age 32". Artsy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Hainsley, Bruch. "Kehinde Wiley, Roberts and Tilton". Artforum. Artforum. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Freeman, Nate (28 September 2020). "The Swift, Cruel, Incredible Rise of Amoako Boafo: How Feverish Selling and Infighting Built the Buzziest Artist of 2020". artnet news. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Chiotakis, Steve. "Native American crafts meet pop culture and activism: Jeffrey Gibson's new Culver City show". Greater LA. KCRW.
- ↑ Durón, Maximilíano (15 December 2016). "L.A.'s Roberts & Tilton Now Represents Jeffrey Gibson". ARTnews. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ↑ Davis, Randall C. (17 February 2022). "GALLERY ROUNDS: Ed Templeton". Artillery Mag. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Lucas, Julian (26 December 2022). "How the Artist Kehinde Wiley Went from Picturing Power to Building It". The New Yorker. Retrieved 9 May 2023.