Mary A. Johnson: Men on Mars
March 19 - April 30,2022
From Box 13 ArtSpace:
"BOX 13 ArtSpace is pleased to present Mary A. Johnson installation work Men on Mars.
A window glowing in pinks and reds of an imaginary Martian landscape reminiscent of the idealized American West, Men on Mars investigates how myth plays a central role in how we experience our own spaces and selves and colors our perception of others. It uses imagery of recent corporate space travel while sardonicizing themes of adventure, exploration and national exceptionalism found in mythic structures. The work pulls from ancient Chinese myth texts Shan Hai Jin and Journey to the West and hybridizes them with American mythology: historical (ex: Paul Bunyan), contemporary (ex: Captain America), and ideal (ex: The American Dream). that will engender thought about the relationship between humans and their surroundings.
Mary Johnson makes installations, works on paper and animations that interrogate how perception narrates our experiences. She has shown her work globally including the New York Hall of Science, the Nekrasov Library in Moscow, and multiple art centers and museums in China. Her work has been in group exhibitions juried by Jerry Saltz and curated by Chang Feng, and collected by the Shanghai Art Collections Museum. Additionally, her work has been included in multiple international publications, including Rebeka Elizegi’s book Collage by Women: 50 Essential Contemporary Artists (Madrid). Joining the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas in 2019, she has taught at multiple institutions in China, including the Central Academy of Fine Art and as an invited critic to Tsinghua University.
Website: www.maryajohnson.com
Instagram: @maryjohnson.studio"
Reception: March 19, 2022 | 1-5 pm
BOX13 Art Space
6700 Harrisburg Blvd.
Houston, TX 77001
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