Rashid Johnson

Rashid Johnson (b. 1977, Chicago) is recognized as one of the major voices of his generation, an artist who composes searing meditations on race and class while establishing an organic formal vocabulary that fuses a variety of sculptural and painterly traditions. After studying in the photography department of the Art Institute of Chicago, Johnson’s practice quickly expanded to embrace a wide range of media—including sculpture, painting, drawing, filmmaking, and installation—yielding a complex multidisciplinary practice that incorporates diverse materials rich with symbolism and personal history. His work is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, among others. The artist lives and works in New York.

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Artspace Editions are on show at Christie's this month
Artspace Editions are on show at Christie's this month
Rashid Johnson announces new edition, Little Boat, 2022
Rashid Johnson announces new edition, Little Boat, 2022
Rashid Johnson on Art, Life & Everything In Between
Rashid Johnson on Art, Life & Everything In Between
Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction
Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction
Kyle Thurman - Why I Draw
Kyle Thurman - Why I Draw
The Most Important Artists Drawing Today are in Phaidon's Vitamin
The Most Important Artists Drawing Today are in Phaidon's Vitamin
Interview: Adam Pendleton on His New Artspace Edition
Interview: Adam Pendleton on His New Artspace Edition
What I'd Buy This April
What I'd Buy This April
9 Artists to Watch in August
9 Artists to Watch in August
The 10 Best Artworks on View in Chelsea Right Now
The 10 Best Artworks on View in Chelsea Right Now
In Search of a More Equal Art History: A Q&A
In Search of a More Equal Art History: A Q&A
Barkley Hendricks on Not Being a Political Artist
Barkley Hendricks on Not Being a Political Artist
Collecting With a Conscience
Collecting With a Conscience
Rashid Johnson on "The Anxiety of Movement"
Rashid Johnson on "The Anxiety of Movement"
Our Guide to the Chicago Art Scene
Our Guide to the Chicago Art Scene
The Winners (and Losers) of NYC's Auction Week
The Winners (and Losers) of NYC's Auction Week
Nicola Vassell on How to Understand “Black Eye”
Nicola Vassell on How to Understand “Black Eye”
The “Black Eye” and the Postmodernist Art World
The “Black Eye” and the Postmodernist Art World
Dzine/Carlos Rolon on Making Blue-Collar Art
Dzine/Carlos Rolon on Making Blue-Collar Art
The Art Lovers: Power Couples of the Art World
The Art Lovers: Power Couples of the Art World
Rashid Johnson on His Ambitious Art
Rashid Johnson on His Ambitious Art