You and four guests are invited to join Rashid Johnson at the New York studio of legendary printmakers, Brand X Editions, for a conversation about his creative and studio practices, printmaking demonstrations, and a preview of new editions.
Born in Chicago in 1977, Rashid Johnson is among an influential cadre of contemporary American artists whose work employs a wide range of media to explore themes of art history, individual and shared cultural identities, personal narratives, literature, philosophy, materiality, and critical history. Johnson received a BA in Photography from Columbia College in Chicago and studied for his Masters at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Johnson's practice quickly expanded to embrace a wide range of media—including sculpture, painting, drawing, film making, and installation—yielding a complex multidisciplinary practice that incorporates diverse materials rich with symbolism and personal history. Johnson's work is known for its narrative embedding of a pointed range of everyday materials and objects, often associated with his childhood and frequently referencing aspects of history and cultural identity. Many of Johnson’s more recent works delve into existential themes such as personal and collective anxiety, interiority, and liminal space.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Seven Rooms and a Garden. Rashid Johnson + Moderna Museet, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2023; Rashid Johnson. Nudiustertian, Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong, 2023; The Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY, 2021; Summer Projects. Rashid Johnson, Creative Time, New York, NY, 2021; Rashid Johnson. Capsule, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 2021; The Crisis, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY; Rashid Johnson. Waves, Hauser & Wirth, London, UK, 2020; the touring exhibition Rashid Johnson. The Hikers at the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO, the Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico and at Hauser & Wirth, New York, 2019; Provocations. Rashid Johnson, Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, VA, 2018; Rashid Johnson. No More Water at Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore, Ireland, 2018; and Rashid Johnson. Hail We Now Sing Joy at The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, which traveled to the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 2017.
- Your contribution of $1,000 to the IFPDA Foundation is fully tax deductible to the extent of the law.
- Each studio visit is limited to a total of five participants on a first-come basis.
- Studio visits are non-refundable however you may transfer your visit to another guest by contacting [email protected].
Courtesy of Hauser & Wirth and Brand X Editions.
Images:
1. Courtesy of Hauser & Wirth and the artist.
2. Untitled (Seascape) 2023 Silkscreen with hand applied pigment 48" x 65" image & paper ed. 51. Courtesy of Brand X Editions and the artist.
3. Untitled Large Anxious Red 2021 Silkscreen with hand applied pigment 48" x 36" image & paper ed. 51. Courtesy of Brand X Editions and the artist.