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Rashid Johnson / 拉希德·約翰遜

American | b. 1977 | Based in New York | Painting, sculpture, installation, photography

Rashid Johnson is a major contemporary artist whose practice moves across painting, sculpture, installation, photography, books, plants, shea butter, black soap, and architectural structures. For collectors, the key is choosing the right body of work within a broad and materially rich practice.

Rashid Johnson 是重要当代艺术家，创作横跨绘画、雕塑、装置、摄影、书籍、植物、乳木果油、黑皂和建筑结构。对收藏者来说，关键在于从一个媒介丰富、体系很大的实践中选对作品类型。

About the Artist

Rashid Johnson was born in Chicago in 1977 and is based in New York. He first gained attention through photography and has since developed a broad practice across painting, sculpture, film, installation, and public projects.

Johnson's work often engages Black cultural history, anxiety, identity, abstraction, material memory, and domestic or architectural space. Materials such as black soap, wax, shea butter, ceramic tile, plants, books, and mirrored surfaces recur across the practice.

His work is held by major institutions including the Guggenheim, MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and other public collections. He is represented by Hauser & Wirth.

Rashid Johnson 1977 年出生于芝加哥，现工作生活于纽约。他最早通过摄影受到关注，之后发展出横跨绘画、雕塑、电影、装置和公共项目的综合实践。

Johnson 的作品经常处理黑人文化史、焦虑、身份、抽象、材料记忆和家庭/建筑空间。黑皂、蜡、乳木果油、瓷砖、植物、书籍和镜面等材料在其创作中反复出现。

其作品被 Guggenheim、MoMA、Whitney Museum of American Art、Art Institute of Chicago 等重要机构收藏。代理画廊为 Hauser & Wirth。

Why This Artist Matters

  • Material language with cultural weight

    Johnson turns everyday and culturally loaded materials into a durable artistic system.

  • Broad institutional base

    Major museum collections support the long-term position of the practice.

  • Multiple collecting levels

    Photography, drawings, Bruise paintings, Anxious works, and shelf installations offer very different entry points.

Art Spirit Assessment

artistic language score
88
institutional recognition score
90
gallery support score
92
market maturity score
78
liquidity score
66
long term potential score
86
risk level score
36

Price context: Johnson has a mature market with several price tiers. Works on paper and photographs may be more accessible; major paintings and sculptural installations require substantially larger budgets.

市场价格参考：Johnson 市场成熟，价格层级较多。纸本和摄影相对容易进入；重要绘画和雕塑/装置作品需要更高预算。

Price range: $20,000-$2,000,000+. Suggested budget: $80,000-$500,000+.

Collector Tags

  • Blue-chip / 蓝筹
  • Institutional / 机构型
  • Contemporary Painting / 当代绘画
  • Long-Term / 长期配置

What to Focus On

  • Series hierarchy

    Different bodies of work carry very different market and institutional weight.

  • Material condition

    Wax, soap, plants, mirrors, and mixed materials require condition and conservation review.

  • Scale and installation logic

    Large works need space, maintenance, and documentation planning.

Representative Works

Art Spirit Observation

Johnson's practice is wide, so buying the right category matters. We would evaluate a strong Anxious work, a serious shelf installation, a material painting, and an early photograph through separate market and conservation logic. The best acquisitions understand both the object and the system it belongs to.

Johnson 的创作体系很大，买对类别很重要。强 Anxious 作品、重要架子装置、材料绘画和早期摄影，应分别用不同的市场和保存逻辑判断。好的购买需要同时理解作品本身和它所属的系统。

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