In this video, Rashid Johnson discusses Sam Gilliam’s pivot and transition from the artist’s iconic Drape works to the White and Black paintings on view now through this Saturday, December 17 at our LA gallery. Archival footage of Sam Gilliam in order of appearance: [1] Gilliam with his installation, ‘Custom Road Slide at Artpark,’ Lewiston, New York, 1977. Photo: Andrew L. Strout, courtesy of Artpark Archives, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York [2] Gilliam in the studio, 1970. ©️ 2022 Sam Gilliam/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [3] Gilliam at ‘The De Luxe Show,’ De Luxe Theater, Menil Foundation, Houston, 1971 [4] Gilliam in the studio, 1969. Photo: Paul M. Feinberg, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 🎥: Jeremy Eichenbaum (@eyecanbomb), narrated by Rashid Johnson (@rashidjohnson)