Gordon Robichaux

Presentation Details
Gordon Robichaux will present a group show with Otis Houston Jr., Janet Olivia Henry, and Sanou Oumar. Since 1997, Houston has maintained an ever-evolving installation beside the FDR Drive highway in Harlem, where he stages performances, assemblages of found objects, and banners expressing his protests and beliefs. His democratic approach to art-making began while he was incarcerated; a series of collages from this period will be shown for the first time at Independent. An artist and educator based in Queens, New York, Henry produced the seminal magazine Black Currant in the 1980s, showcasing the Black artistic community of Just Above Midtown Gallery. Her own mixed-media practice incorporates toys, dolls, and tchotchkes in commentaries on American culture, patriarchy, and race. Oumar, too, embraces humble materials in his mesmerizing pen and marker drawings, channeling visual order as a healing ritual that recalls his roots in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

About the Gallery
Gordon Robichaux is a gallery and curatorial agency that nurtures and promotes underrecognized and emerging artists and offers new perspectives on established artists. Founded by artists Sam Gordon and Jacob Robichaux, the program is informed by their shared interest in collaboration and interdisciplinary practices. Gordon Robichaux develops and presents exhibitions, performances, readings, publications, and multiples; supports artists with special projects; works closely with nonprofit organizations; and participates in art fairs to cultivate new audiences.