Keya Tama & Friends - Where Our Worlds Meet
Opening Night Reception:
Saturday, July 13th
6pm to 8pm
Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Saturday / 10am - 6pm
Exhibition on view until Saturday, August 3rd
Harman Projects
2754 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034
An advance collector's preview will be available online before the exhibition opens, if you would like to receive a price list please contact us here:
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Keya Tama + Audrey KawasakiMissing the Moonacrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Isaac Psalm EscotoThe Garden, 2019acrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Lauren YSNo Mystery No Riddle, 2019acrylic on wood24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Jason PulgarinSins of the Father, 2019acrylic and airbrush on canvas48 x 48 in
121.9 x 121.9 cm -
Keya Tama + Lauren YSBetween Two Tigersacrylic on canvas20 x 24 in
50.8 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Faith XLVIIInfinite Poweracrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Adele RenaultBirds of a Feather, 2024acrylic and oil on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Aaron GlassonSilent Witnessacrylic and oil on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Kristen Liu-WongSilent Spiritacrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm$ 2,000.00 -
Keya Tama + Kevin CincottaBorrowed Memoriesacrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Spencer GabourReflect, 2024acrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Angel LopezWhat Remainsacrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Yu MaedaTemple of Wolvesacrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + Tyler B MurphyStrange Bloomingacrylic on canvas24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cm -
Keya Tama + David ShillinglawTomorrow Never Knows, 2024acrylic and gauche on wood12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Keya Tama + Isolina MinjeongUnder Two Crowsceramic6 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in
15.2 x 11.4 x 6.3 cm -
Keya Tama + Ian PrivettFlowers Rememberedceramic10 x 10 in
25.4 x 25.4 cm
Often, artists are portrayed as lone geniuses working in solitude. This is not the case for South African-born artist Keya Tama whose solo exhibition at Harman Projects, Where Our Worlds Meet, features collaborative artworks created with distinguished artists from around the globe. Spanning years of creative exploration, this exhibition offers insight into Tama’s career and community-minded approach, highlighting the rich tapestry of his artistic journey through collaboration.
Each artwork in Where Our Worlds Meet is more than the sum of its parts, blending the artists’ styles and mediums to create something entirely new. Experiments like that of Tama with Kevin Cincotta or Spencer Gabour reveal how artists can synthesize their styles into a harmonious whole, concealing where one artist’s contribution ends and the other begins. Other approaches, like that between Tama and Adele Renault or Audrey Kawasaki, create fresh interpretations of an artist’s work through stylistic comparison. While Tama’s hand shows through in his repetition of flat symbolic icons, each motif is transformed by the diverse visions of his collaborators.
The paintings and ceramics on display touch upon themes of sacred memory, the experience of leaving one’s country of origin, and the journey of finding and forming a new community. Blending the personal symbolism and mythos of each artist, dragons, tigers, mountains, cowboys, wrestlers, and snakes are no longer emblems of individual importance but a shared entity between collaborators. Bold, vivid, and playful, each artwork transcends individual contributions, weaving together techniques, ideas, and artistic approaches into a meeting of separate worlds.
Where Our Worlds Meet opens on Saturday, July 13th with a reception 6-8 pm at our Los Angeles location. Tama and many other artists will be in attendance. For additional images or features, email LA@harmanprojects.com
Participating artists include: Keya Tama & Kevin Cincotta | Isaac Psalm Escoto | Spencer Gabour | Aaron Glasson | Audrey Kawasaki | Angel López | Kristen Liu Wong | Yu Maeda | Isolina Minjeong | Tyler B. Murphy | Ian Privett | Jason Pulgarin | Adele Renault | David Shillinglaw | Lauren YS | Faith XLVII
