
Copy Papi Capi
2025
Kenny Rivero's "Copy Papi Capi" presents a compact, quietly charged composition in oil on linen over panel, measuring just 20.3 × 20.3 centimeters. The intimacy of the format is characteristic of Rivero's ongoing practice of embedding cultural memory, familial mythology, and diasporic identity within paintings that reward close, unhurried looking. Working with a vocabulary drawn from everyday life and personal history, Rivero transforms modest scale into a kind of psychological intensity, where the linen support lends the surface a warmth and material softness that synthetic grounds rarely achieve. The title itself carries the layered wordplay that runs throughout Rivero's work, invoking notions of imitation, inheritance, and authority through the language of his Dominican American upbringing. "Papi" and "Capi" fold together affection and hierarchy, suggesting the ways in which identity is both copied and contested across generations. This interplay between the familiar and the constructed sits at the heart of what makes Rivero's paintings so resonant for collectors interested in figuration that carries genuine conceptual weight without sacrificing painterly immediacy. Signed by the artist and currently available through Charles Moffett, "Copy Papi Capi" represents Rivero at a moment of sustained critical momentum, with his work entering significant institutional and private collections internationally. The panel support ensures structural stability over time, and the small format makes the work exceptionally versatile within a sophisticated collection context.
- Medium
- Oil on linen over panel
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Charles Moffett, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Charles MoffettView on map
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