Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles, CA
Roberts Projects Company 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 .
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 [ edit ] 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] The gallery represents various artists such as:
^ Rommel, Dianne. "One of LA's Top Gallerists Shares How You Can Become an Art Collector" . Inside Hook . Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ "Gallery Chat with Jack Tilton" . 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 . 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 . 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 (3 May 2023). "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 (January 2004). "Kehinde Wiley, Roberts and Tilton" . 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 (14 January 2021). "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 .
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