The Last Five Years

David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles and Pace Gallery in New York
present Sam Gilliam: The Last Five Years, a two-part exhibition of paintings created by
Gilliam between 2018 and 2022. David Kordansky Gallery’s presentation, on view in all
three spaces at its Los Angeles location from January 13 through March 3, 2024,
features works from Gilliam’s Drape series, as well as a selection of watercolors. Pace’s
presentation, on view in New York September 15 through October 28, 2023, focused on the
artist’s beveled-edge canvases.

Both presentations also include Gilliam’s tondo
paintings, a format that he explored in depth in the final chapter of his career. Across
both venues, the exhibition is comprised chiefly of artworks that have never been
exhibited publicly. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue produced jointly by Pace Publishing
and David Kordansky Gallery, featuring a new critical essay by curator and art historian
Lowery Stokes Sims.