Roberts Projects

Roberts Projects
Type	Private
ISIN	🆔
Industry	Arts
Predecessor	Roberts & Tilton
Founded 📆	1999
Founder 👔	Bennett Roberts, Julie Roberts, Jack Tilton
Headquarters 🏙️	Culver City, California
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Roberts Projects is a contemporary art gallery located in the Culver City Arts District of Los Angeles, California.^[1]

History

Roberts Projects was founded in 1999 as Roberts & Tilton by partners Bennett Roberts, Julie Roberts and Jack Tilton in Los Angeles.^[2] Following the passing 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 1986 to 1992 Bennett Roberts co-owned Richard/Bennett Gallery. Julie Roberts started her career at Burnett Miller Gallery in 1990 and later worked in the secondary market before launching Roberts & Tilton. Since 2008, Roberts Projects has occupied a former coffee-roasting factory in Culver City.^[5]^[6]

In August 2020, Roberts Projects was elected as a member of the Art Dealers Association of America.^[7]^[8]

Notable exhibitions

Artist Kehinde Wiley has been represented by Roberts Projects since 2002 with his first solo show in Los Angeles in 2003 titled Pictures at an Exhibition.^[9]^[10] Wiley has mounted five exhibitions with the gallery from 2003 - 2021. Kehinde Wiley: Columbus (2006) traveled to the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio (2006–2007)^[11] Kehinde Wiley: The World Stage: Israel (2011) traveled to the Jewish Museum,^[12]^[13] New York, NY; Contemporary Jewish Museum,^[14] San Francisco, CA and Boise Art Museum,^[15] Boise, ID.^[16]

Roberts Projects began representing artist Betye Saar in 2007.^[17] The gallery has mounted eight solo exhibitions and published five catalogues from 2007 to 2021:^[18] MIT and the Spiritual Component of Technology (2020), Spirit Catcher (2019), Something Blue (2018), Blend (2016), Black White (2016), On the Shelf (2014), The Alpha & Omega (2013) and Red Time (2011). In 2016, Roberts Projects announced a project to create a catalogue raisonné for Betye Saar.^[19]

Artist Jeffrey Gibson has been represented by the gallery since 2016. Gibson has mounted two solo exhibitions with the gallery: In Such Times (2017)^[20] and It Can Be Said of Them (2021).^[21]

Artist Ed Templeton has mounted seven solo shows with the gallery from 2003 to 2018. The Prevailing Nothing (2003),^[22] The Fogged Mirror (2006), The Second Pass (2010), Memory Foam (2013), Synthetic Suburbia (2015),^[23] Hairdos of Defiance (2018).^[24] A catalogue of the exhibition was published by Deadbeat Club.^[25]

Kehinde Wiley introduced artist Amoako Boafo to partners Julie Roberts and Bennett Roberts who offered Boafo his first solo show in the United States in 2018.^[26] The gallery was also the first to show Ghanaian artist Otis Kwame Kai Quaicoe in 2020, a contemporary of Amoako Boafo.^[27]^[28]

Roberts Projects was the first to exhibit the work of artist and Underground Museum founder, Noah Davis, in a group show in 2007 titled Bliss.^[29] Noah Davis was represented by the gallery from 2007 until 2013 and mounted three solo exhibitions: Nobody (2008); The Forgotten Works (2010) and The Missing Link (2013). Roberts Projects was the first Los Angeles gallery to exhibit artist Dana Schutz’s work in Bloodlines (2001).^[30] Artists that have exhibited with Roberts Projects include: Sebastian Black, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Chris Johanson,^[31] Titus Kaphar,^[32] Israel Lund, Daniel Joseph Martinez,^[33] Barry McGee,^[34] Kori Newkirk, Adam Pendleton, Rachel Rosenthal, and Hank Willis Thomas.^[35]

Artists

The gallery represents various artists such as:^[36]

Amoako Boafo
Dominic Chambers^[37]
Daniel Crews-Chubb^[38]
Egan Frantz
Jeffrey Gibson^[39]
Eberhard Havekost
James Hayward
Wangari Mathenge^[40]
Betye Saar
Ed Templeton
Kehinde Wiley

References

↑ "Best Art Districts 2015". USA Today 10 Best. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Gallery Chat with Jack Tilton". ADAA. ADAA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
↑ "Jack Tilton, Art Dealer With an Eye for the New, Dies at 66". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Art Industry News January 3, 2018". ArtNet. ArtNet. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
↑ Johnston Marklee>"Roberts & Tilton Gallery". Johnston Marklee. Johnson Marklee. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
↑ Los Angeles Times>"The L.A. architects who design buildings that make you say, 'Huh?,' then 'Wow!". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
↑ "Art Industry News August 13, 2020". ArtNet. ArtNet. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
↑ "Roberts Projects". ADAA. ADAA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
↑ Hainsley, Bruch. "Kehinde Wiley, Roberts and Tilton". Artforum. Artforum. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Martinez, Nicole. "How Kehinde Wiley's Dazzling Portraits Won Over the Art Market". Artsy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Wiley, Kehinde. "Kehinde Wiley: Columbus". Amazon. Columbus Museum of Art / Roberts & Tilton; F First Edition (January 1, 2006). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
↑ Vogel, Carol. "A Painting That Begat a Whole Show". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ "Kehinde Wiley / The World Stage: Israel". Jewish Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ "Kehinde Wiley; The World Stage: Israel". The Contemporary Jewish Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ "Kehinde Wiley The World Stage: Israel". BAM; Boise Art Museum.
↑ Hollerbach, Bryan. "Portraits of Power". LADUE News. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ Julie Halperin, Charlotte Burns. "What Does the Road to Success Look Like? Case Studies of African American Artists From Three Generations". Artnet. Artnet News.
↑ "Betye Saar Bio" (PDF). Betye Saar. Betye Saar. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ "BETYE SAAR CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ PROJECT". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ "Artist Jeffery Gibson Melds History, Tradition, and Modernity in Beautiful New Exhibition". Flaunt. Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ Miranda, Carolina. "Essential Arts: How Corita Kent's words inspired Jeffrey Gibson's new show". LA Times. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ Templeton, Ed. "The Prevailing Nothing". Ed Templeton. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ "Ed Templeton "Synthetic Suburbia" @ Roberts & Tilton, LA". Juztapoz. Juxtapoz Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ Robinson, Leanna. "Reverent Photos of Young Punks and Their Irrespressible Mohawks". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ Wilson, Will. "up for review: ed templeton's 'hairdos of defiance'". aint-bad. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ Campbell-LaFleur, Andiranna. "Amoako Boafo on His Incredible Portraits: 'I Paint to Show What I Am'". WSJ Magazine. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Seymour, Tom. "He Used to Work for FedEx. Now, Artist Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe Is at the Forefront of the Next Generation of West African Art Stars". artnet news. Art Net. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Garabedian, Maya. "The Empowering, Fashionable Portraits of Otis Quaicoe". Mutual Art. Mutual Art. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Indisrik, Scott. "How Noah Davis Became a Powerful Painter and Museum Founder before His Death at Age 32". Artsy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Chow, Charong. "Bloodlines: Roberts & Tilton Gallery • Los Angeles, California". Zing Magazine. Zing Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ Pagel, David. "Review: 'And There Is an End' -- but no end to its goofy appeal". Entertainment and Arts. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Valentine, Victoria. "Auction Record: 2009 Painting by Titus Kaphar Sets New Benchmark at Phillips New York". Culture Type. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Schwabsky, Barry. "Ever Wanting: The ambiguities of Daniel Joseph Martinez's blunt statements". The Nation. The Nation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Wilfert, David. "Miami (Art Basel) Five-O: All the Artists You Need to Know". Esquire. Esquire. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Meet the Photographer: Hank Willis Thomas". Musée. Musée Magazine.
↑ "Artists". Roberts Projects. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ Weber, Jasmine. "Week in Review: Leon Black to Cede Role as MoMA Chair; 5Pointz Site Whitewashed". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ Pagel, David. "Review: An ugly kind of pretty: The unruly painting of Daniel Crews-Chubb". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ Chiotakis, Steve. "Native American crafts meet pop culture and activism: Jeffrey Gibson's new Culver City show". Greater LA. KCRW.
↑ "Gagosian Furloughs Part-Time Staffers, Wangari Mathenge Now Represented By Roberts Projects, And More". Artforum. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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[1] "Best Art Districts 2015". USA Today 10 Best. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[ADAA-2] "Gallery Chat with Jack Tilton". ADAA. ADAA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[3] "Jack Tilton, Art Dealer With an Eye for the New, Dies at 66". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[ArtNetNews-4] "Art Industry News January 3, 2018". ArtNet. ArtNet. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[5] Johnston Marklee>"Roberts & Tilton Gallery". Johnston Marklee. Johnson Marklee. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[6] Los Angeles Times>"The L.A. architects who design buildings that make you say, 'Huh?,' then 'Wow!". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[ArtNet-7] "Art Industry News August 13, 2020". ArtNet. ArtNet. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ArtDealersAssociationofAmerica-8] "Roberts Projects". ADAA. ADAA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[9] Hainsley, Bruch. "Kehinde Wiley, Roberts and Tilton". Artforum. Artforum. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[10] Martinez, Nicole. "How Kehinde Wiley's Dazzling Portraits Won Over the Art Market". Artsy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[11] Wiley, Kehinde. "Kehinde Wiley: Columbus". Amazon. Columbus Museum of Art / Roberts & Tilton; F First Edition (January 1, 2006). Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[12] Vogel, Carol. "A Painting That Begat a Whole Show". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[13] "Kehinde Wiley / The World Stage: Israel". Jewish Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[14] "Kehinde Wiley; The World Stage: Israel". The Contemporary Jewish Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[15] "Kehinde Wiley The World Stage: Israel". BAM; Boise Art Museum.

[16] Hollerbach, Bryan. "Portraits of Power". LADUE News. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[17] Julie Halperin, Charlotte Burns. "What Does the Road to Success Look Like? Case Studies of African American Artists From Three Generations". Artnet. Artnet News.

[18] "Betye Saar Bio" (PDF). Betye Saar. Betye Saar. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[19] "BETYE SAAR CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ PROJECT". Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[20] "Artist Jeffery Gibson Melds History, Tradition, and Modernity in Beautiful New Exhibition". Flaunt. Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[21] Miranda, Carolina. "Essential Arts: How Corita Kent's words inspired Jeffrey Gibson's new show". LA Times. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[22] Templeton, Ed. "The Prevailing Nothing". Ed Templeton. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[23] "Ed Templeton "Synthetic Suburbia" @ Roberts & Tilton, LA". Juztapoz. Juxtapoz Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[24] Robinson, Leanna. "Reverent Photos of Young Punks and Their Irrespressible Mohawks". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[25] Wilson, Will. "up for review: ed templeton's 'hairdos of defiance'". aint-bad. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[26] Campbell-LaFleur, Andiranna. "Amoako Boafo on His Incredible Portraits: 'I Paint to Show What I Am'". WSJ Magazine. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[27] Seymour, Tom. "He Used to Work for FedEx. Now, Artist Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe Is at the Forefront of the Next Generation of West African Art Stars". artnet news. Art Net. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[28] Garabedian, Maya. "The Empowering, Fashionable Portraits of Otis Quaicoe". Mutual Art. Mutual Art. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[29] Indisrik, Scott. "How Noah Davis Became a Powerful Painter and Museum Founder before His Death at Age 32". Artsy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[30] Chow, Charong. "Bloodlines: Roberts & Tilton Gallery • Los Angeles, California". Zing Magazine. Zing Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[31] Pagel, David. "Review: 'And There Is an End' -- but no end to its goofy appeal". Entertainment and Arts. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[32] Valentine, Victoria. "Auction Record: 2009 Painting by Titus Kaphar Sets New Benchmark at Phillips New York". Culture Type. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[33] Schwabsky, Barry. "Ever Wanting: The ambiguities of Daniel Joseph Martinez's blunt statements". The Nation. The Nation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[34] Wilfert, David. "Miami (Art Basel) Five-O: All the Artists You Need to Know". Esquire. Esquire. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[35] "Meet the Photographer: Hank Willis Thomas". Musée. Musée Magazine.

[36] "Artists". Roberts Projects. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[37] Weber, Jasmine. "Week in Review: Leon Black to Cede Role as MoMA Chair; 5Pointz Site Whitewashed". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[38] Pagel, David. "Review: An ugly kind of pretty: The unruly painting of Daniel Crews-Chubb". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[39] Chiotakis, Steve. "Native American crafts meet pop culture and activism: Jeffrey Gibson's new Culver City show". Greater LA. KCRW.

[ARTFORUM-40] "Gagosian Furloughs Part-Time Staffers, Wangari Mathenge Now Represented By Roberts Projects, And More". Artforum. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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