New York: Closing Soon, 5 Gallery Shows Feature Works by Theaster Gates, Nathaniel Oliver, Tuli Mekondjo, Richmond Barthé, Christopher Udemezue, and Gerald Lovell
FIVE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS, on view in New York City, explore similar themes—personal narratives and collective histories—across a wide variety of mediums and styles. Theaster Gates is presenting sculptures and conceptual installations. Nathaniel Oliver and Gerald Lovell make figurative paintings. Tuli Mekondjo’s textiles are mixed-media hanging works. Meanwhile, Richmond Barthé’s modernist sculptures are in conversation with...
Paintings by Gerald Lovell Featured in ‘Really Love,’ Netflix Film Stars Kofi Siriboe as Artist Struggling to Find His Voice
THE MAIN CHARACTER in the Netflix movie “Really Love” is an artist who makes heavily impastoed portraits, candid scenes of everyday life. Kofi Siriboe of “Queen Sugar” stars in the love story as Isaiah. The paintings attributed to his character in the film were actually created by artist Gerald Lovell. Chicago-born, Atlanta-based Lovell is...
