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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Beckwith, Naomi (Editor), Karnes, Andrea (Editor), Adusei-Poku, Nana (Contributor), Odita, Odili Donald (Interviewer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Guggenheim New York, 2025.
Subjects:	Johnson, Rashid, > 1977- > Exhibitions. Johnson, Rashid, > 1977- > Criticism and interpretation. Johnson, Rashid, > 1977- > Themes, motives. Johnson, Rashid, > 1977- > Interviews. African American artists > Exhibitions. Conceptual art > Exhibitions. Art, Modern > 21st century > Exhibitions. African American art > 21st century > Exhibitions. Artistes noirs américains > Expositions. Art conceptuel > Expositions. Art > 21e siècle > Expositions. Art noir américain > 21e siècle > Expositions. exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs. Essays. Catalogues d'exposition.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Many gods / Andrea karnes with Julian Myers-Szupinska
Preface to a twenty volume suicide note / LeROI-Jones
The Blackstone rangers / Gwendolyn Brooks
A (w)hole in the shape of me / Naomi Beckwith
The white boy shuffle / Paul Beatty
Freed and caught in looking / Kevin Quashie
The blacks: a clown show / Jean Genet
The bluest eye / Toni Morrison
Death takes the piss... / Tiona Nikkia McClodden
Rashid Johnson's Elegies of Life / Nana Adusei-Poku
G O D / Hendrik Folkerts
Conversation with Rashid Johnson / Odili Donald Odita.