May 21, 2020
Future Fair 2020 Insider's Picks: Aaron Johnson
Artist Aaron Johnson selects his favorites from Future Fair 2020.
Jane Dickson, 1 IN WINS, 2005. Oil stick on linen, 24 × 28 in, 60.9 × 71.1 cm. Courtesy of Stems
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, in 1975, Aaron Johnson currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA. He holds an MFA from Hunter College, New York, 2005.
His work has been included in museum exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art, Mass MoCA, The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, The Knoxville Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Katzen Center at American University; and is held in important private and public collections worldwide including MoMA New York, NY, USA. His work has been exhibited at galleries internationally and is currently on view at Over The Influence, Los Angeles in the solo exhibition Cosmic Devotion.
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Bundlehouse Landscape (Four Flags), 2018
Mixed media, collage and diaspora soil on paper
24 × 32 in
61 × 81.3 cm
Courtesy of Samsøñ
1 IN WINS, 2005
Oil stick on linen
24 × 28 in
60.9 × 71.1 cm
Courtesy of Stems
Chelsea, 2017
Watercolor on paper
11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in
29.2 × 29.2 cm
Courtesy of ANNA ZORINA GALLERY, New York
Banner 2, 2018
Canvas, wood, steel, acrylic and acryl-gouache paint
96 × 96 × 36 in
243.8 × 243.8 × 91.4 cm
Courtesy of Patel Brown
Moored--Shift Colors, 2019
Vinyl, vegan leather, chain, hardware, plaster, acrylic, wood, foam
64 × 52 × 2 in
162.6 × 132.1 × 5.1 cm
Courtesy of Asya Geisberg Gallery.
Big Wisconsin Girl, 2018
Brass
16 × 15 × 9 in
40.6 × 38.1 × 22.9 cm
Courtesy of Asya Geisberg Gallery.
Visit (2), 2019
Pencil, gouache, q-tips on paper
33 1/4 × 26 in
84.5 × 66 cm
Courtesy of New Discretions.
Xeeb, 2019
Colored pencil on bristol
20 × 16 in
50.8 × 40.6 cm
Courtesy of New Discretions
Defensive formationz, 2017
Oil on canvas
72 × 48 in
182.9 × 121.9 cm
Courtesy of Rubber Factory
Leviathan (rh029), 2020
Wood
22 × 15 1/4 × 12 3/4 in
55.9 × 38.7 × 32.4 cm
Courtesy of Richard Heller Gallery
Mandao: Para Baby Chower (Hung Open) #1, 2019
Polyorganza, felt, and digital print on brushed nylon
42 × 57 × 5 in
106.7 × 144.8 × 12.7 cm
Courtesy of Sean Horton (presents)
Lady of the Lake, 2020
Oil on panel
24 × 48 in
61 × 121.9 cm
Courtesy of JDJ
A Lost Time, 2019
Oil on panel
24 × 18 in
61 × 45.7 cm
Courtesy of Mother Gallery, Beacon
Surface, 2019
Oil on canvas
32 × 25 × 2 in
81.3 × 63.5 × 5.1 cm
Courtesy of Mother Gallery, Beacon
