The Mozambican-Italian painter Bertina Lopes was born in Maputo in 1924, under colonialist reign. For a time, she studied in art in Lisbon, but returned to her hometown in 1953 and began working as a teacher. Steeped in anti-fascist sentiment and anti-colonialist belief, her radical politics eventually got her arrested and forced out of the country. In the 1960s, Lopes made a new home in Rome, where she hosted dinners with poets, artists, and actors in her glamorous rooftop apartment. All the while, she was creating paintings and sculptures, using bold colors and combining geometric forms with images from her African heritage. Lopes died in 2012, leaving behind a huge body of work. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of her death, works spanning her 70-year career are on view at Richard Saltoun, including her jarring homage to Picasso, Big Cry, a painting completed in 1970. —Elena Clavarino