Scott Johnson - Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe

An extraordinary exhibit. Photos & '"words" worthless, but wanted to alert anyone in the neighborhood -- this is a MUST SEE!

Each is no more than 10 inches (25cm) high/long.

Infinittude

At a Distance

(note reflection of "painting" on wall)

The installation above is rows of shelves of books that were packed with clay and fired. On some you can see vague hints of text. Many are broken, obviously "accidents" that must've occurred during the installation.

Fragility, delicacy, sensuality...

The installation around the corner from this one is completely different. It's an incredible agglomeration of flotsam that has elements that, if they have any cohesiveness, offer vague allusions to the sea. But their placement and the incongruities are so myriad that one is almost immediately overcome by the thrill of reminiscence of your own childhood collection (I'm still accumulating) or the fascination of having stumbled into The Reluctant Dragon's treasure room; I didn't even attempt.

Through February 2, 2020.

www.ccasantafe.org


At the risk of understating the originality of Mr. Johnson's work, he also creates large, glass "cases," some longer than tall and some taller than long, but all contain mirrors that create infinittudes. These are placed close enough to the installation of flotsam and a large blue neon polyhedron (almost five feet in diameter) to create an indescribable dimension of geometric surreality.




I don't know if Scott wrote this but it doesn't even BEGIN to convey the incredible magic. After reading it, I almost didn't go.

Looking from the mid-point of the "painting." Each half is about four feet long. If you look closely, you can see the corner of the wall.

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