Roberts Projects

Roberts Projects
Company typePrivate
IndustryArts
PredecessorRoberts & Tilton
Founded1999
FounderBennett Roberts, Julie Roberts, Jack Tilton
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California

Roberts Projects is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles.

History

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

Artists

The gallery represents various artists such as:

References

  1. ^ Rommel, Dianne. "One of LA's Top Gallerists Shares How You Can Become an Art Collector". Inside Hook. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Gallery Chat with Jack Tilton". ADAA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Art Industry News January 3, 2018". ArtNet. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ^ "The L.A. architects who design buildings that make you say, 'Huh?,' then 'Wow!". Los Angeles Times. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Art Industry News August 13, 2020". ArtNet. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ Finkel, Jori (16 February 2023). "Wheeling and dealing: Los Angeles galleries move into old car showrooms". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Stathaki, Ellie (3 May 2023). "Roberts Projects turns historic car dealership into characterful LA art space". Wallpaper Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ^ Block, Annie. "Roberts Projects Expands its Footprint With New L.A. Gallery". Interior Design. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  11. ^ Akinkugbe, Alayo (26 January 2023). "Kehinde Wiley: "My Figures Demand to Be Taken Seriously"". AnOther Mag. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  12. ^ Lynne, Jessica (16 February 2023). "Kehinde Wiley is reaching for a new language of grace". LA Times. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  13. ^ Scott, Chadd (3 September 2021). "Betye Saar 'Black Doll Blues' Forms Latest Chapter In Her Legendary Career". Forbes. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  14. ^ Little, Colony (28 September 2021). "For Inspiration, Betye Saar Turns to Her Doll Collection". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Betye Saar: Black Doll Blues @ Roberts Projects, Los Angeles". Juxtapoz. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Valentine, Victoria (29 March 2022). "Amoako Boafos top selling paintings at auction are dominated by the color yellow". Culture Type. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Hainsley, Bruch (January 2004). "Kehinde Wiley, Roberts and Tilton". Artforum. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Chiotakis, Steve (14 January 2021). "Native American crafts meet pop culture and activism: Jeffrey Gibson's new Culver City show". Greater LA. KCRW.
  23. ^ Durón, Maximilíano (15 December 2016). "L.A.'s Roberts & Tilton Now Represents Jeffrey Gibson". ARTnews. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  24. ^ Davis, Randall C. (17 February 2022). "GALLERY ROUNDS: Ed Templeton". Artillery Mag. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  25. ^ 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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