The New Escapist Promised Land Garden and Recreation Center is Rashid Johnson’s 3rd solo show at moniquemeloche.
The New Escapist Promised Land Garden and Recreation Center is Rashid Johnson’s 3rd solo show at moniquemeloche. Johnson returns to his hometown to transform the gallery into a mystical, recreation space remixing black history with references to alchemy, divination, astronomy and other sciences that freely combine the natural and spiritual worlds.
“I’m thinking of this show as a creolized orgy between Sun Ra, Paul Gaugin. Kazmir Malevich, Debra Dickerson and Eldridge Cleaver (if his soul were no longer on ice). Mix in some green plants, shea butter, black soap and serve.” Rashid Johnson summer 2008. New photographs, sculptures, and “paintings” are only part of this site-specific installation.
