Brooklyn based artist Rashid Johnson creates stern masterpieces that exist within the confines of reality but go far beyond the boundaries of perception. Founded on a bedrock of cultured ritualism, Johnson work buries itself deep in the sand. Perhaps it is this cryptic allure that makes Johnson’s work so intriguing.
![Souls of Black Folk, 2010. | Rashid Johnson.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Rashid_Johnson_soulsofblackfolk-6V048m.jpg)
Souls of Black Folk, 2010. | Rashid Johnson.
![The Fire Next Time, 2010. | Rashid Johnson.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Rashid_Johnson_the-fire-next-time-wIW029.jpg)
The Fire Next Time, 2010. | Rashid Johnson.
![Reader, 2011. | Rashid Johnson.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Rashid_Johnson_reader1-tz6q6q.jpg)
Reader, 2011. | Rashid Johnson.
![Reader (detail), 2011. | Rashid Johnson.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Rashid_Johnson_reader3-qTYSVx.jpg)
Reader (detail), 2011. | Rashid Johnson.
![Cosmic Dojo, 2009. | Rashid Johnson.](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Rashid_Johnson_cosmicdojo-K2r66p.jpg)
Cosmic Dojo, 2009. | Rashid Johnson.
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