Saint Louis Art Museum
April 5 - September 22, 2024
Dallas-based artist Tamara Johnson is known for her witty, hypernaturalistic sculptures depicting ubiquitous household objects, from colanders, hair clips, and garden hoses to an array of buffet treats, brought together in improbable, incisive assemblages. Her handcrafted objects are shaped from materials as varied as copper and concrete and then are meticulously painted to fool and delight the eye. Their exquisite surfaces—sheathed in silver leaf, coated with enamel, and brushed with diamond dust—both mask and accentuate their construction. The installations of Johnson’s sculpted items—seemingly plucked from a rummage sale, kitchen drawer or backyard—are weighted with a surreal, disquieting intimacy, a result as much of their uncanny juxtaposition and position within a gallery space as their improbable solidity.
Free
Visiting Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm
Friday: open 10 am - 9 pm
Closed on Mondays
Venue:
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fines Arts Drive
Forest Park
St. Louis, MO