Abidjan-born, New York–based artist Ouattara Watts’s new paintings are currently exhibiting at Karma in Los Angeles. The presentation marks the artist’s first exhibition in Los Angeles. Characteristic of Watt’s practice, the large-scale works place cosmograms, numerals, cloth, and other symbols and relics from around the world in relation with one other. Alongside acrylic and gouache, the artist uses various materials such as papier-mâché, fallen leaves, textiles gleaned from flea markets, and photographic reproductions. Watts alternates between working on the wall and the floor. Since the late 1990s, he has utilized drop cloths stained with acrylic as substrates for new paintings.

The exhibition runs until March 16.