Rashid Johnson - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session New York Thursday, May 19, 2022 | Phillips

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  • "I really wanted to create a body of work that spoke to the agency of the black character. In order to do that, I started to produce more of an escapist strategy in the way that the work was coming to life... [of the use of tiles] The domestic space can often suggest an escapist space because you can produce it and make it into whatever you’d like it to be. There’s often a negative connotation to the word “escapism,” as if you’re not dealing with the realities of our times. But I see it as very optimistic. And I think that kind of optimism becomes infectious." —Rashid Johnson

    • Provenance

      Hauser & Wirth
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

357

Untitled Escape Collage

signed "Rashid Johnson" on the reverse
ceramic tile, black soap, wax, vinyl and spray enamel
75 x 47 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (190.5 x 121 x 4.4 cm)
Executed in 2016.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
$200,000 - 300,000 

Sold for $816,500

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

New York Auction 19 May 2022