Monday Guest Lectures –
Rindon Johnson – Rindon Johnson is an artist and poet. He has based his work in language. Johnson has presented solo exhibitions at Chisenhale Gallery (London), The Julia Stoschek Collection (Düsseldorf) and the SculptureCenter (Long Island City). Johnson has participated in group exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, Kunstverein Freiburg, The Hammer Museum, The Whitney Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Literaturhaus Berlin, Haus der elektronischen Künste, Basel among others. He is the author of Nobody Sleeps Better Than White People (Inpatient, 2016), the VR book, Meet in the Corner (Publishing-House.Me, 2017), Shade the King (Capricious, 2017) and The Law of Large Numbers: Black Sonic Abyss (Chisenhale, Inpatient, SculptureCenter 2021). He was born on the unceded territories of the Ohlone people. He lives in Berlin. Source:
Take Away From The Talk
Nothing really is out of bounds, not even the sex life of whales. Rindon discovered that when whales climax they experience colour in their brains which is unusual because apparently they don’t normally see in colour. This can only mean that they have a heightened experience. To make art from this is a unique and highly creative idea. Rindon has created the most beautiful glass sculptures which allow for the changing of light that passes through them with time. He has also used leather and video in his work. He sometimes works with people who are experienced glass makers to help with his projects.
A Selection of Presentation Slides