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Selected Works208

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 127

Christie's
Punch-Drunk
Punch-Drunk, 2011
Bought In
May 2026
Sotheby's
Anxious Red Painting August 20th
Anxious Red Painting August 20th, 2020
$1,244,600
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled Anxious Red Drawing
Untitled Anxious Red Drawing, 2020
$406,400
Sep 2025
Christie's
Untitled Mask Collage
Untitled Mask Collage, 2017
HK$1,651,000 ($211k USD)
Sep 2025
Sotheby's
The Battle for Intergalactic Supremacy
The Battle for Intergalactic Supremacy, 2008
£138,331 ($138k USD)
Jun 2025
Christie's
Untitled Anxious Red Drawing
Untitled Anxious Red Drawing, 2020
£441,000 ($582k USD)
Mar 2025
Sotheby's
Love in Outer Space
Love in Outer Space, 2009
$8,000
Feb 2025
Christie's
Triptych "Box of Rain"
Triptych "Box of Rain", 2020
$2,712,000
Nov 2024
Christie's
Bruise Painting "U.S. Blue"
Bruise Painting "U.S. Blue", 2021
$1,502,000
May 2024
Sotheby's
Untitled Seascape Drawing
Untitled Seascape Drawing, 2022
Unknown
Feb 2024
Christie's
Bruise Painting "Picture Maker"
Bruise Painting "Picture Maker", 2021
$1,744,000
Nov 2023
Sotheby's
Bruise Painting "Nina's Blues"
Bruise Painting "Nina's Blues", 2023
Unknown
May 2023
Christie's
Untitled Mask Collage
Untitled Mask Collage, 2017
HK$2,898,000 ($371k USD)
Nov 2022
Christie's
Surrender Painting "Sunshine"
Surrender Painting "Sunshine", 2022
$3,000,000
Nov 2022
Christie's
Untitled Escape Collage
Untitled Escape Collage, 2017
HK$3,528,000 ($452k USD)
May 2022
Sotheby's
The End of Science
The End of Science, 2008
Unknown
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Love in Outer Space
Love in Outer Space, 2008
Unknown
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Tutu (Miles Davis)
Tutu (Miles Davis), 2008
Unknown
Apr 2022
Christie's
Untitled Anxious Bruise Drawing
Untitled Anxious Bruise Drawing, 2021
$437,500
Nov 2021
Christie's
Bruise Painting "Or Down You Fall"
Bruise Painting "Or Down You Fall", 2021
$2,550,000
Nov 2021
Christie's
Anxious Red Painting December 18th
Anxious Red Painting December 18th, 2020
$1,950,000
May 2021
Sotheby's
Cosmic Slop #11
Cosmic Slop #11, 2008
£11,000 ($18k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Color Men
Color Men, 2015
$447,000
Jul 2020
Christie's
Untitled Anxious Red Drawing
Untitled Anxious Red Drawing, 2020
$50,000
Jul 2020
Christie's
Death in Outer Space
Death in Outer Space, 2012
$30,000
Jul 2020

For Sale 2

AYNAC Gallery · Artsy
Untitled Anxious Drawing
Untitled Anxious Drawing, 2016
€100,000
Oil on cotton rag (paper)
Upsilon Gallery · Artsy
Untitled Anxious Red
Untitled Anxious Red, 2021
US$60,000–US$80,000
Screenprint in colors with hand-applied pigment on wove paper
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Market375 auction results

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$10.2K – $3.0M
56 of 74 paintings lots with prices
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$515K
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$241K
56 priced paintings lots
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Mar 2026 · $27.4K
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Paintings: $241K medianWorks on paper: $617K medianSculpture/objects: $13.9K medianPhotographs: $20.0K medianUnclassified lots: $151K medianEditioned prints: $17.1K medianBooks/portfolios: $5.1K median
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Galleries3

#3 Hauser & Wirth
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#18 David Kordansky Gallery
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#103 Gray
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Prizes & Awards1

Hugo Boss Prize
Shortlisted 2012
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts A brush with... Rashid Johnson A brush with... · Aug 26, 2020
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Richard Tuttle to Sun Ra
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Education2

Columbia University School of the Arts
New York, NY, USA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Chicago, IL, USA
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Publications7

Monograph 1

For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here?
Phaidon Press · 2024

Group Catalog 2

Meaning Matter Memory: Selections from the Studio Museum in Harlem Collection
Phaidon Press · 2024
Collecting Contemporaries: The Fuhrman Collection
Phaidon Press

Survey 4

Performance Art
Thames & Hudson · 2025
Ballroom Marfa: The First Twenty Years
Phaidon Press · 2024
RxART: The Artists and Projects Transforming Health Care Spaces
Phaidon Press · 2024
Vitamin D3: Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing
Phaidon Press · 2022
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Current Exhibitions0

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25 Art Shows Reckoning With the US at 250
Hyperallergic presents a guide to 25 art exhibitions and projects across the United States that reframe and challenge the story of the nation on the o…
exhibitionsJun 12, 2026
Mapping identity through trees and texts: Charles Gaines’ new Paris exhibition
Charles Gaines presents his first Paris exhibition, 'Ciphering African Acacias and Supreme Court Decisions', opening June 10, 2026, at Hauser & Wirth …
exhibitionsJun 9, 2026
Crystal Bridges Museum Tacks on a Big Expansion, Just 15 Years After Opening, and Packs it With American Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, has opened a major expansion just 15 years after its original 200,000-square-foot fac…
exhibitionsJun 8, 2026
La Biennale di Taipei nel 2027 avrà una curatrice italiana: nominata Cecilia Alemani
The Taipei Biennial has appointed Italian curator Cecilia Alemani to direct its 15th edition in 2027, as announced by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFA…
peopleJun 4, 2026
Betye Saar, Chris Rock, and Tinashe Lit Up MoMA’s 2026 Party in the Garden
On Tuesday night, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) held its annual Party in the Garden benefit, honoring artists Betye Saar and Martin Puryear alongsid…
exhibitionsJun 3, 2026
The best exhibitions to see this summer are just a stone’s throw from the sea
The article highlights ten unmissable contemporary art exhibitions along the Mediterranean coast for summer 2026, spanning locations from Gibellina an…
exhibitionsJun 3, 2026
What the Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago looks like: public green space, community areas, and a museum full of site-specific art
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will open to the public on June 19, 2025, a date chosen to coincide with Juneteenth, the holiday commemoratin…
exhibitionsJun 2, 2026
Rothko, Pollock, Brancusi, Koons: the stars of New York’s May auctions – Judith Benhamou Reports
The upcoming May auctions in New York are highlighted by the sale of 16 major works from the collection of the late media mogul S.I. Newhouse Jr. at C…
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Christie's presents Beyond Ordinary - Then. Now. Next. Works from the Zabludowicz Collection
Christie's has announced a major two-part auction titled 'Beyond Ordinary - Then. Now. Next.', featuring 106 lots from the renowned Zabludowicz Collec…
marketJun 2, 2026
Beth Rudin DeWoody | HENI News Profile
Beth Rudin DeWoody is a preeminent American art collector and philanthropist whose influence spans private acquisition, public exhibition, and institu…
peopleJun 2, 2026
Pioneering Kinetic Artist Julio Le Parc Dies Aged 97—and More Art Industry News
Argentine kinetic and optical art pioneer Julio Le Parc has died at age 97. In other art industry news, François-Henri Pinault has been appointed boar…
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Five Questions for Five Advisors on the May Marquee Sales
The article reports on the May 2023 marquee auction sales at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips, which collectively topped $2.5 billion—nearly double…
marketMay 27, 2026
Cheryl Finley Wins 2026 David C. Driskell Prize
Atlanta's High Museum of Art has named Spelman College professor Cheryl Finley the winner of its 2026 David C. Driskell Prize. Finley will receive an …
peopleMay 27, 2026
$50,000 Driskell Prize Goes to Cheryl Finley of Spelman College
Cheryl Finley, the director of visual arts and culture at Spelman College and head of the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies C…
peopleMay 27, 2026
Artists Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian to Launch New Residency Program in Menorca
Artists Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian are launching a new residency program called The Residency at Casa Gràcia on the island of Menorca, set to…
newsMay 27, 2026
46 Museum Shows and Biennials to See This Summer
ARTnews has published a guide to 46 museum shows and biennials to see this summer, highlighting major exhibitions across the globe. Featured artists i…
exhibitionsMay 25, 2026
Brand X Editions workshop celebrated at Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) will present "X Marks the Spot: Contemporary Screenprinting at Brand X Editions," an exhibition exploring the expressiv…
exhibitionsMay 24, 2026
Maine Institutions Dissect the American Semiquincentennial
Boston Art Review (BAR) has published an article examining how Maine-based cultural institutions are approaching the American Semiquincentennial, the …
newsMay 21, 2026
The Whitney Museum Raised $6.3 Million Last Night
The Whitney Museum of American Art raised $6.3 million at its annual benefit gala on Tuesday night, honoring artist Julie Mehretu, Board Chair Fern Ka…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
Whitney Gala Honors Julie Mehretu, Benefactor of Museum’s ‘Free Under 25’ Initiative
The Whitney Museum of American Art hosted its annual gala, honoring artist Julie Mehretu, board chair Fern Kaye Tessler, and former director Adam D. W…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
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Past Exhibitions19

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Art Gallery of NSW

Making Worlds

Ugo Rondinone, Gail Mabo, Rashid Johnson, Sally Smart, Shireen Taweel, Guan Wei, Ernesto Neto

Jan 1, 2025

Art Gallery of NSW: Naala Badu, our north building Making Worlds Art Gallery of NSW collection Until mid 2025 Free

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Milwaukee Art Museum

Looking Forward: New Gifts of Art

John Sloan, Augustus Wilson, Rashid Johnson, Karen Gunderson, Sabina Elliot Wells, Jonas Wood, Thomas Struth

700 N Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA

Jan 1, 2025 — Feb 15, 2026

Looking Forward: New Gifts of ArtNovember 7, 2025–February 15, 2026

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Art Gallery of NSW

Making Worlds

Ugo Rondinone, Gail Mabo, Rashid Johnson, Sally Smart, Shireen Taweel, Guan Wei, Ernesto Neto

Dec 3, 2024 — Mar 3, 2025

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#14 MASSIMODECARLO

Art Ensemble

Rashid Johnson

57 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 2, 2021 — Nov 14, 2021

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#18 David Kordansky Gallery

Rashid Johnson Black and Blue

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520 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 18, 2021 — Oct 30, 2021

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#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

The River

Rashid Johnson

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 2, 2019 — Jun 15, 2019

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#18 David Kordansky Gallery

The Rainbow Sign

Rashid Johnson

5130 W Edgewood Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90019, United States

Apr 7, 2018 — May 19, 2018

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#18 David Kordansky Gallery

Islands

Rashid Johnson

5130 W Edgewood Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90019, United States

Sep 13, 2014 — Oct 29, 2014

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Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks

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1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA

Sep 20, 2013 — Jan 6, 2014

Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks September 20, 2013 - January 6, 2014 Ebsworth Gallery Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks is the first major solo museu...

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#286 moniquemeloche

Rashid Johnson: Remembering D.B. Cooper

451 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622, USA

Sep 12, 2013 — Dec 11, 2013

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#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

The Middle of Nowhere

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46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 2, 2013 — Jun 15, 2013

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#18 David Kordansky Gallery

Coup d’état

Rashid Johnson

5130 W Edgewood Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90019, United States

Sep 22, 2012 — Nov 10, 2012

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#649 Galerie Guido W. Baudach

There are Stranger Villages

Rashid Johnson

Pohlstraße 67, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Sep 7, 2010 — Dec 6, 2010

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#18 David Kordansky Gallery

Other Aspects

Rashid Johnson

520 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Oct 30, 2009 — Jan 16, 2010

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Rashid Johnson: The New Escapist Promised Land Garden and Recreation Center

Rashid Johnson

451 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622, USA

Sep 5, 2008 — Oct 11, 2008

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Cosmic Slops

Rashid Johnson

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

Sep 5, 2008 — Oct 4, 2008

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Rashid Johnson: Stay Black and Die

Rashid Johnson

451 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622, USA

Sep 9, 2005 — Oct 8, 2005

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#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

The Middle of the Road

Rashid Johnson

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 5, 2005 — Jun 18, 2005

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Rashid Johnson: The Rise and Fall of a Proper Negro

Rashid Johnson

451 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622, USA

Oct 24, 2003 — Dec 6, 2003

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Art Fair Appearances6

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Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2025
Frieze New York — New York
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
Frieze New York — New York
2023
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2020
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Recent Activity20

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Rashid Johnson: New Poetry
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In the Moment: Art from the 1950s to Now
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
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Rashid Johnson: The Hikers
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Exhibition
Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers
Nov 7, 2026
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News
Artists Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian to Launch New Residency Program in Menorca
May 27, 2026
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$50,000 Driskell Prize Goes to Cheryl Finley of Spelman College
May 27, 2026
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Cheryl Finley Wins 2026 David C. Driskell Prize
May 27, 2026
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Jewish Heirs Call for Restitution on Cézanne Watercolor, Kalshi Launches Art Auction Market, and More: Morning Links for May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
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Five Questions for Five Advisors on the May Marquee Sales
May 27, 2026
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46 Museum Shows and Biennials to See This Summer
May 25, 2026
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Brand X Editions workshop celebrated at Dallas Museum of Art
May 24, 2026
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News
Maine Institutions Dissect the American Semiquincentennial
May 21, 2026
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Whitney Gala Honors Julie Mehretu, Benefactor of Museum’s ‘Free Under 25’ Initiative
May 20, 2026
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The Whitney Museum Raised $6.3 Million Last Night
May 20, 2026
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Lenz Geerk’s Theatre of the Mind: painting as regulation of appearance
May 19, 2026
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Art Lender Accuses Maddox Gallery of Inflating Value of Art Used as Collateral—’Bizarre and Irrational’ Claim, Says Gallery
May 19, 2026
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‘Learning Exchange: Artists Matter’ Comes to Los Angeles
May 15, 2026
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Megadealer Larry Gagosian Is the Subject of Unauthorized Documentary In the Works from Director Barry Avrich
May 15, 2026
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Secretive LA art dealer Larry Gagosian to be subject of 'juicy' unauthorized doc
May 14, 2026
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