Rashid Johnson : a poem for deep thinkers /
"From his early self-portraits to his site-specific installations, this volume underscores Rashid Johnson's fearless engagement with the central themes, questions, and aesthetics of the contemporary era. Co-organized by the Guggenheim New York and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, A Poe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Guggenheim New York,
2025.
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| Summary: | "From his early self-portraits to his site-specific installations, this volume underscores Rashid Johnson's fearless engagement with the central themes, questions, and aesthetics of the contemporary era. Co-organized by the Guggenheim New York and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, A Poem for Deep Thinkers is a three-decade survey of Rashid Johnson's artistic career. It situates the artist within three interconnected spheres: as a scholar of art history; as a mediator of Black popular culture and its widespread commodification; and as an artist engaged with the globalization of contemporary art. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue feature nearly 90 artworks, including early photographs, Cosmic Slops, spray-painted text works, collage paintings, Broken Men mosaics, film projects, and key sculptures and installations that incorporate materials such as shea butter, black soap, plants, ceramic vessels, and wax. These explorations demonstrate Johnson's uncommon fluency with multiple materials and forms as well as a nuanced ability to synthesize the condition of the human psyche." -- |
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| Item Description: | Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Guggenheim New York, April 18, 2025 - January 18, 2026 ; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, March 8 - October 4, 2026 ; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, November 7, 2026 - April 25, 2027. |
| Physical Description: | 254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251). |
| ISBN: | 9780892075669 089207566X |