Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
<p>Rashid Johnson, <em>Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos</em>, 2008. Steel, 136 1/2 x 126 x 24 in. (346.7 x 320 x 61 cm) . Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Bernard and Jo Ann Kruger and family P.2017.23</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 2008
- Medium
- Steel
- Dimensions
- 136 1/2 x 126 x 24 in. (346.7 x 320 x 61 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Rashid Johnson
Artist

Photography
Rashid Johnson is one of the most influential American voices in contemporary art whose multidisciplinary works interrogate themes of art historical canons, cultural identity, critical history, and personal narratives. Often drawing from materials or formal vocabularies from autobiographical experiences, Johnson’s practice weaves through the larger context of African American creative histories through film, video, installation, sculpture, and painting.
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Record
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- Rashid Johnson
- Year
- 2008
- Medium
- Steel
- Dimensions
- 136 1/2 x 126 x 24 in. (346.7 x 320 x 61 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-2008-174334
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





