Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich
Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 (installation view). The Studio Museum in Harlem, April 20–August 27, 2017; Photo: Adam Reich

Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017

Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 presents a selection of the artist’s works on paper featuring renowned figures of African-American history and culture, sourced from well-known photographs.
The Studio Museum in Harlem
Apr 20th – Aug 27th 2017
New York, 144 W 125th StreetMap
, 'St. James #3,' 2015, The Studio Museum in Harlem

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St. James #3, 2015

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, 'Dizzy,' 2012, The Studio Museum in Harlem

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Dizzy, 2012

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, 'Stokely,' 2009, The Studio Museum in Harlem

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Stokely, 2009

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, 'Gil,' 2015, The Studio Museum in Harlem

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Gil, 2015

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, 'RA,' 2015, The Studio Museum in Harlem

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RA, 2015

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, 'Nina,' 2007, The Studio Museum in Harlem

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Nina, 2007

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, 'Zora,' 2016, The Studio Museum in Harlem

Rico Gatson

Zora, 2016

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, 'Billie (number 2),' 2014, The Studio Museum in Harlem

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Billie (number 2), 2014

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, 'Marvin No. 1,' 2015, The Studio Museum in Harlem

Rico Gatson

Marvin No. 1, 2015

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Press Release

By juxtaposing these found photographs with hard-edge geometric lines in a palette featuring red, black and green—implying Pan-Africanism—Gatson evokes the foundational importance to black consciousness of the people who are depicted, while also emphasizing the cultural, social and political implications of color and pattern.

Rico Gatson: Icons 2007–2017 is organized by Hallie Ringle, Assistant Curator.

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