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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Predecessor | Roberts & Tilton |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Bennett Roberts, Julie Roberts, Jack Tilton |
| Headquarters | Culver City, California |
Roberts Projects is a contemporary art gallery located in the Culver City Arts District of Los Angeles, California.
History
Roberts Projects was founded in 1999 as Roberts & Tilton by partners Bennett Roberts, Julie Roberts and Jack Tilton in Los Angeles.[1] Following the passing of Jack Tilton (1951- 2017),[2] the gallery changed its name to Roberts Projects on January 1, 2018.[3]
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.[4]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]
In August 2020, Roberts Projects was elected as a member of the Art Dealers Association of America.[6]
Notable exhibitions
Amoako Boafo, I See Me, 2018.[7]
Andy Warhol, Lips, July 22 – August 19, 2017
Kehinde Wiley: The World Stage: Israel (2011) which traveled to the Jewish Museum, New York, NY; Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA and Boise Art Museum,Boise, ID.
L.A. Object and David Hammons Body Prints,2007.[8]
Bliss featuring Noah Davis, 2007[9]
Kehinde Wiley: Columbus (2006) which traveled to the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio (2006–2007)
Kehinde Wiley Pictures at an Exhibition, 2003.[10]
In 2016, Roberts Projects announced a project to create a catalogue raisonné for Betye Saar.[11]
Artists
The gallery represents various artists such as:
- Amoako Boafo
- Dominic Chambers[12]
- Daniel Crews-Chubb[13]
- Egan Frantz
- Jeffrey Gibson[14]
- Eberhard Havekost
- James Hayward
- Wangari Mathenge[15]
- Betye Saar
- Ed Templeton
- Kehinde Wiley
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kinney, Tulsa. "Bennett Roberts It's About Time". Artillery Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Valentine, Victoria. "Amoako Boafos top selling paintings at auction are dominated by the color yellow". Culture Type. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Julie Halperin, Charlotte Burns. "What Does the Road to Success Look Like? Case Studies of African American Artists From Three Generations". Artnet. Artnet News.
- ^ Indisrik, Scott. "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.
- ^ "BETYE SAAR CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ PROJECT". Catalogue Raisonee scholars Association.
- ^ 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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