Rico Gatson - Paper Variable 2012
Edition 3 of 25
Rico Gatson
Hyphens in the Road, 2012
Pigmented cotton and linen base sheet, acrylic paint
13 1/2 x 11 inches
Dieu Donné is pleased to announce a new edition by Rico Gatson of 25 variable artworks in handmade paper as part of the 2012 Paper Variables program. Hyphens in the Road is an edition of acrylic paint on pigmented cotton and linen in five variations.
The title of the series comes from a passage in Isabel Wilkerson’s book The Warmth of Other Suns on the subject of the Great Migration, the period in our history (1910-1970) when over 6 million African Americans left the rural South for the Northeast, Midwest, and West. Wilkerson describes “hyphens in the road that blurred together toward a far away place, bridging unrelated things as hyphens do.” The imagery of the highway, a symbol used in popular culture to represent the uncertain possibilities of the future, conveys a journey that the artist states is “personal and universal, physical and spiritual”. The lines indicate formal elements, such as space and perspective, and echo hard-edge geometric abstraction, providing a formal distance from the complexities of the subject matter.
About the Artist
Rico Gatson lives and works in New York, NY. Gatson has been included in the exhibitions “Prospect 1”, New Orleans; “Greater New York” at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center; and “Freestyle” at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Most recently he was the subject of a two-person show at the Barbara Walters Gallery, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, and “Three Trips Around the Block”, a solo retrospective at Exit Art, NY. The artist is a recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award for Visual Artists and the Oli Bar Ltd. Award for Excellence in Sculpture, Yale School of Art. Gatson’s work has been acquired by the Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; the Norton Family Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; and Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, among other public and private collections. Rico Gatson is represented by Miles McEnery Gallery, New York
For more information, please visit:
https://www.milesmcenery.com/artists/rico-gatson
About Paper Variables
Celebrate the possibilities! The Paper Variables series are unique collectable works in a limited edition. Each piece is handmade in our studios, and artists love the chance to experiment with different colors and additions to make each piece distinctive. For collectors, it’s an opportunity to acquire works by well known artists at an attractive price. Signed and numbered by the artist.