Kristopher Raos and Victor Estrada will lead a discussion regarding Kristopher’s solo exhibition Can I Live at CJG2 on Saturday March 29th, beginning at 2pm. No RSVP required. Can I Live is a solo exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles artist Kristopher Raos, his third with the gallery. Raos invites the world into the space of painting, using his unparalleled eye for the aesthetic possibilities of the city’s neglected corners and discarded debris to elevate the quotidian to a higher realm. His crisp lines, sharp colors, and chic abstractions only seem detached; their cool exterior hides a deeply personal body of work whose razor-sharp humor playfully comments on class, struggle, and the hustle necessary to make it in a world that often feels made to keep you down. The exhibition takes its title from a track off of Jay-Z’s 1996 debut album, in which the rapper alludes to the mental toll of the hustle and a foundational desire to rise out of poverty. Raos brings his own experience of scarcity to this body of work.