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Rashid Johnson — Sechs Consciousness
Rashid Johnson

Sechs Consciousness

2010

Rashid Johnson's *Sechs Consciousness* brings together ceramic tiles, gold spray paint, shea butter, and a vinyl LP in its sleeve to create a richly layered meditation on Black identity and cultural memory. The materials speak to one another across registers — the domestic and the sacred, the everyday and the elevated — reflecting Johnson's ongoing exploration of the African diaspora experience. Gold spray paint and shea butter evoke both opulence and ancestral ritual, while the record introduces sound as an absent yet palpable presence within the composition.

Medium
ceramic tiles, gold spray paint, shea butter and vinyl lp in sleeve

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 10, 2017

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Rashid Johnson, Sechs Consciousness, 2010

Rashid Johnson's *Sechs Consciousness* brings together ceramic tiles, gold spray paint, shea butter, and a vinyl LP in its sleeve to create a richly layered meditation on Black identity and cultural memory. The materials speak to one another across registers — the domestic and the sacred, the everyday and the elevated — reflecting Johnson's ongoing exploration of the African diaspora experience. Gold spray paint and shea butter evoke both opulence and ancestral ritual, while the record introduces sound as an absent yet palpable presence within the composition.

Medium
ceramic tiles, gold spray paint, shea butter and vinyl lp in sleeve
Year
2010
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Black Cultural Identity, Gold and White, Textural Composition, Cultural Commentary, Gold Tones, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Afrofuturism, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Installation Art, 21st Century, Black Identity, Abstract, Cultural Identity, African American Experience

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Collected by

Kylie Cohen, Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery