A small but mighty exhibition of recent paintings, I Still Hoop offers a slice of Rivero’s attempts to grapple with and face the ever-present specter of death. Poetic and at times humorous, Rivero’s paintings — all made in 2020 — nod to science fiction, elements of his Afro-Caribbean upbringing, and reflect on increased rates of mortality for Black and brown people in a way that never feels heavy-handed.
