Cletus Johnson "Collage 1968-2010"

Schroeder Romero & Shredder

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Cletus Johnson: "Collage 1968–2010" presents a selection of Johnson’s beguiling collages, including collaborative pieces made with famed Black Mountain poet Robert Creeley. Johnson’s works are composed of deceptively simple materials inviting private, almost meditative contemplation on subjects of longing, erotic love and primal lust. Their quietude evokes a Cagean musicality, while a minimal juxtaposition of images wrings endless narrative associations. Envelopes containing black and white photographs of a woman’s breast are intimate love letters being sent and received, revealing a desire to both contain and set free the object of affection. Amusement park ride tickets are coupled with cropped images of naked male youths, granting the viewer permission to experience desire. Portrayals of Antinous—Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lover—as Cyclops become homorobotic emblems of a carnal hunger for an idealized beauty. Johnson’s collages show him as a master of the simple, poetic intervention.
[Image: Cletus Johnson "Untitled" (2010) Collage on paper]

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from April 14, 2011 to May 14, 2011

Opening Reception on 2011-04-14 from 18:00 to 20:00

Artist(s)

Cletus Johnson

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