PLATO

PLATO is excited to present Input/Output, a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Los Angeles–based artist Jacob Rochester, exploring the themes of memory, nostalgia, family, and music’s enduring ability to foster intergenerational connections. The exhibition’s opening is scheduled for January 16. A public reception will be held from 6–8 PM, with the artist in attendance.

 

Drawing from personal history and collective cultural references, Jacob Rochester’s paintings operate as intimate reflections and shared points of recognition—images filtered through time, sound, and lived experience. The artist’s nostalgia is not tied to a single era, but instead emerges as an attachment to objects, music, and people that have left a positive imprint. Renaissance folds and poses coexist with the colors and fashion of Jamaican reggae culture, the 1990s hip-hop aesthetic, and distinct contemporary moments.