Art Review His installations of layered photos drawn from an expansive Black heritage entice viewers to keep looking, find connections, and ask questions.

May 14, 2026 — 4 min read

Detail of Todd Gray, "Octavia's Gaze" (2026), featuring a reproduction of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, “Portrait of Jean Baptiste-Bailey” (1797) (all photos David S. Rubin/ Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted)

LOS ANGELES — At a time when racism is on the rise in the United States, with the President himself posting a doctored video of the Obamas as apes and Southern states working to gerrymander Black voices out of mattering in elections, Todd Gray’s exhibition at Perrotin feels particularly pressing.…