Matt Johnson (artist)

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Matt Johnson (born 1978) is an artist based in Los Angeles,

Johnson was born in New York. He is a sculptor who creates humorous works out of everyday materials.[1] His art has been compared to that of Tom Friedman for its innovative manipulation of objects.[2]

[edit] Selected Exhibitions

2007

Time Difference: The Frank Cohen Collection, Initial Access Gallery, Wolverhampton

All About Laughter, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Makers and Modelers, Gladstone Gallery, New York

2006

Uncertain States of America - American Art in the 3rd Millennium, Serpentine Gallery, London

Blum & Poe, Los Angeles

2005

Uncertain States of America, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo

Sutton Lane in Paris, Sutton Lane C/o Galerie Ghisloine Hussenot, Paris

Thing, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

2003

Another Sculpture Show, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas

2002

Fondazione Ratti, Como

Four Times One Minus One, Hayworth Gallery, Los Angeles

[edit] References

  1. ^ Victoria DeSilverio, Matt Johnson: New Artist in Town, NYTimes.com
  2. ^ Jerry Saltz, Matt Johnson, VilliageVoice.com

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