“Johnson’s work harnesses the rich symbolism and histories of varied materials that have personal meaning and at times are signifiers of greater African-American cultural identity.”

Exhibition: “Anxious Audience,” by Rashid Johnson, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, September 2019.

Keywords: exhibitions, curatorial practice, art, contemporary, Rashid Johnson, anxiety, division, polarization, politics, solidarity, unity, collective, community, public, identity, symbolism, healing, history, portaits, New York, Toronto, Canada

Image: Toni Hafkenscheid and The Power Plant