“The Rainbow Sign” has been an important meme in African American life for decades. Now, New York-based artist Rashid Johnson brings it to bear in a new body of work. At David Kordansky Gallery, Johnson’s “The Rainbow Sign” takes the form of 16 monumental collages and mixed-media works. Rashid Johnson, "Untitled Escape Collage," 2018, mixed media David Kordansky GalleryPower and protection are conjured in equal measure, along with image-fragments of African masks and scrawled, graffiti-like heads reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Vessels are analogous to human bodies, so the display of imminent commercial transactions generates an unexpected jolt of recognition.David Kordansky Gallery, 5130 W. Edgewood Place, L.A.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 05, 2018 13:52 UTC