Filmmaker, artist and activist Titus Kaphar has joined United Talent Agency (UTA). The agency has announced its representation of the internationally renowned artist following his streak of major accomplishments in 2020, including a critically acclaimed solo exhibition at the Gagosian New York and having his painting cover Time Magazine’s issue on George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement––his second feature by the publication.
UTA will work with the artist across a range of projects from television and film, to publishing and podcasts.
As an artist, his work examines the history of representation by transforming its styles and mediums with formal innovations to emphasize the physicality and dimensionality of the canvas and materials themselves. His artwork has been included in solo exhibitions at the Studio Museum in Harlem, MoMA PS1, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
He was named a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow in 2018. Kaphar’s commitment to socially engaged art and racial justice led him to establish NXTHVN, a non-profit arts organization that empowers artists and curators of color through education and access.
Kaphar joins UTA ahead of the launch of his own production company, Revolution Ready. Forthcoming film projects, currently in post-production, translate his paintings to the screen in both feature and short film formats. Kaphar’s films are an extension of his studio practice, adapting existing bodies of painting and sculpture to the screen to provide more democratic access for audiences to experience his work.
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