Roberts Projects is a contemporary art gallery located in
Los Angeles
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History
Roberts Projects was founded in 1999 as Roberts & Tilton by partners Bennett Roberts, Julie Roberts and
Jack Tilton
John Havemeyer Tilton Jr (April 25, 1951 – May 6, 2017) was an American art dealer, based in New York City.
He was born in Littleton, New Hampshire, the son of a father who had studied art at Yale University, designed Christmas cards, and ser ...
in Los Angeles.
Following the death of
Jack Tilton
John Havemeyer Tilton Jr (April 25, 1951 – May 6, 2017) was an American art dealer, based in New York City.
He was born in Littleton, New Hampshire, the son of a father who had studied art at Yale University, designed Christmas cards, and ser ...
(1951– 2017), the gallery changed its name to Roberts Projects on January 1, 2018.
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.
In August 2020, Roberts Projects was elected as a member of the Art Dealers Association of America.
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. The space features four exhibition spaces, a bookshop, and a permanent site-specific space conceived by artist Betye Saar.
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.
The architectural conversion was realized by the firm of Johnston Marklee which designed Roberts Projects' Culver City location in 2008.
Notable exhibitions
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) he returned to Nigeria, leaving Freddie to raise the couple's six children. 3/sup> Wiley has said that his family survived on welfare checks and the limited income earned by his mother's 'thrift store' – ...
, ''Colorful Realm'', 2023. Roberts Projects was the first gallery on the westcoast to show artist Keginde Wiley.
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Betye Saar
Betye Irene Saar (born July 30, 1926) is an African-American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage. Saar is a visual storyteller and an accomplished printmaker. Saar was a part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1970s, which eng ...
, ''Black Doll Blues'', 2021.
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Amoako Boafo
Thomas Amoako Boafo, known as Amoako Boafo (born 10 May 1984), is a Ghanaian painter and visual artist.
Early life and education
Boafo was born and raised in Osu, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He attended the Ghanatta College of Art and ...
, ''SINGULAR DUALITY: ME CAN MAKE WE'', 2021.
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Amoako Boafo
Thomas Amoako Boafo, known as Amoako Boafo (born 10 May 1984), is a Ghanaian painter and visual artist.
Early life and education
Boafo was born and raised in Osu, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He attended the Ghanatta College of Art and ...
, ''I See Me'', 2018.
*''L.A. Object and
David Hammons
David Hammons (born July 24, 1943) is an American artist, best known for his works in and around New York City and Los Angeles during the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life
David Hammons was born in 1943 in Springfield, Illinois, the youngest of ten ...
Body Prints'', 2007.
*''Bliss'' featuring
Noah Davis, 2007
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) he returned to Nigeria, leaving Freddie to raise the couple's six children. 3/sup> Wiley has said that his family survived on welfare checks and the limited income earned by his mother's 'thrift store' – ...
''Pictures at an Exhibition'', 2003.
Artists
The gallery represents various artists such as:
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Amoako Boafo
Thomas Amoako Boafo, known as Amoako Boafo (born 10 May 1984), is a Ghanaian painter and visual artist.
Early life and education
Boafo was born and raised in Osu, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He attended the Ghanatta College of Art and ...
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Jeffrey Gibson
Jeffrey A. Gibson (born 1972)''U.S. Public Records Index'' Vol. 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010. is an American Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee painter, and sculptor. He has lived and worked in Brooklyn; Hudson, New York; and ...
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Eberhard Havekost
Eberhard Havekost (1967 – 5 July 2019) was a contemporary German painter based in Berlin and Dresden, who exhibited internationally.
Biography
Born in Dresden, Havekost was the son of a sculptor and a taxidermist.Claire Selvin (July 9, 2019)E ...
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James Hayward
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Betye Saar
Betye Irene Saar (born July 30, 1926) is an African-American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage. Saar is a visual storyteller and an accomplished printmaker. Saar was a part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1970s, which eng ...
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Ed Templeton
Ed Templeton (born July 28, 1972) is an American professional skateboarder, contemporary artist, and photographer. He is the founder of the skateboard company, Toy Machine, a company that he continues to own and manage. He is based in Hunting ...
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) he returned to Nigeria, leaving Freddie to raise the couple's six children. 3/sup> Wiley has said that his family survived on welfare checks and the limited income earned by his mother's 'thrift store' – ...
References
External links
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* https://www.artsy.net/partner/roberts-projects
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Art museums and galleries in Los Angeles