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Artist
Rashid Johnson
b. 1977, Chicago, Illinois · American · Based in New York, New York
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2005)
- BS, Columbia College Chicago (2000)
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Photography
- Installation
- Film
Rashid Johnson composes meditations on race, class, and existential dread through his signature materials, including black soap, wax, shea butter, mirrored tile, and vinyl records. His Anxious Men and Broken Men series translate collective psychological vulnerability into fractured, expressive marks.
Sculpture; painting; installation; film
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Rashid Johnson on New Poetry
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 2008 onwardCosmic Slop series
- 2015Anxious Men
- 2016Antoine’s Organ
- 2008The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club
- 2019The Hikers
- 2018Broken Men
- 2010sUntitled Escape Collage
- 2021Surrender Painting
- 2008Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
- 2023The Chorus
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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