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At the center of Rashid Johnson\u2019s \u2018architectural grid work,\u2019 classically trained pianist Antoine Baldwin plays jazz compositions on a piano fixed high in the structure. Complex and intriguing sounds merge with an arrangement of evocative objects \u2013 plants in planters hand-made by the artist, blocks of shea butter, stacks of books relating to African-American culture and early video work by Johnson. Together they continue the artist\u2019s theme of freedom and anxiety experienced by African-American men in America, offering escape through lush greenery (signaling travel to a warmer land) and abundant reading material (liberation for the mind) or imprisonment by a rigid grid. (At Hauser & Wirth Gallery<\/a> through Oct 22nd<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Rashid Johnson, Antoine\u2019s Organ, black steel, grow lights, plants, wood, shea butter, books, monitors, rugs, piano, unique installation, 480.1 x 858.5 x 321.9 cm, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the center of Rashid Johnson\u2019s \u2018architectural grid work,\u2019 classically trained pianist Antoine Baldwin plays jazz compositions on a piano fixed high in the structure. Complex and intriguing sounds merge with an arrangement of evocative objects \u2013 plants in planters hand-made by the artist, blocks of shea butter, stacks of books relating to African-American culture … <\/p>\n

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