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Rashid Johnson (b. 1977) is a conceptual artist who works in sculpture, photography, and video. He received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2005) and his BFA from Columbia College, Chicago (2000).

His work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Detroit Institute of Arts; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC; the Institute of Contemporary Photography, New York; the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, where he had a solo exhibition.

Upcoming exhibitions include 21: Selections of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, opening September 19; a solo exhibition at galeria annarumma 404, Milan, in November; and 30 Americans at the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, in December.

Rashid Johnson remixes black history with references to alchemy, divination, astronomy, and other sciences that combine the natural and spiritual worlds. His work relies on materials and visual sources that stand alone formally, but also have strong ties to African-American history. His photographs and sculptural objects investigate how societal norms and expectations are created and disseminated.

The New Escapist Promised Land Garden and Recreation Center is Rashid Johnson's third solo show at Monique Meloche Gallery. Click here to read more about the show.

View more images! Take a look at Artkrush's most recent slideshow and Activate's The Week in Pictures.