Helen Johnson: Ends

Exhibition Website

Sep 13 2017 - Jan 14 2018

New Museum

New York City, NY

Johnson’s densely layered canvases incorporate historical imagery ranging from political cartoons, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century painting, architectural diagrams and maps, fragments of bodies, and handwritten text rendered with a variety of painterly gestures. Often double-sided and scaled to the human body, Johnson’s works are arranged in carefully composed installations, positioning the viewer at the intersection of a broad range of cultural and historical influences. Although driven by a deep and rigorous process of historical research, her paintings adopt a playful and even humorous take on historical memory and ingrained social conventions.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

  • Painting
  • Indigenous
  • Contemporary
  • Oceanic (Australia, Melanesia, New Zealand, and Polynesia)
  • Helen Johnson

Exhibition Venues & Dates

  • Sep 13 2017 - Jan 14 2018

    New Museum

    New York City, NY