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Chris Johanson

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Press

2011

'Normal Natural Shit: Chris Johanson speaks to Nadiah Fellah', New American Paintings, 19/01/2011

2010

Kuennen, Joel: 'Back Towards the Future', ArtSlant, 13/09/2010

2009

McClintock, Diana: 'Review: Chris Johanson at Van Every Smith Galleries', Sculpture Magazine Volume 28, No.10, 12/2009

Wolff, Jon: 'Chris Johanson’s ‘Continuality’ opens', The Davidson online, 19/03/2009

2008

Westcott, James: 'Chris Johanson: Totalities', Art Review, 28/12/2008

Johnson, Paddy: 'Chris Johanson at Deitch Projects', The L Magazine, 17/09/2008

2006

Nelson, Arty: 'He Walks the Line', LA Weekly, 08/06/2006

2004

Mansfield, Susan: 'Medium first, then meaning', The Scotsman, 23/11/2004

Hedges, Ruth: 'Disturbed by the ‘burbs’', The List, 04/11/2004

Johanson, Chris: '(illustrations and cover)', Arkitip Issue 0022

bwana: 'cj landia', Pencil Fight

2003

Wilson, Michael: 'One Piece at a Time', frieze Issue 79, 11/2003

Helfand, Glen: 'Critic’s Picks', Artforum, 09/2003

Sheets, Hilarie M.: 'The Dude Is New Age And He’s Proud of It', The New York Times, 20/04/2003

Berger, Jamie: 'Adobe proved fertile ground for ‘Mission School’ artist', San Francisco Chronicle, 10/04/2003

Helfand, Glen: 'Big time', The San Francisco Bay Guardian, 19/03/2003

Bishop, Janet: 'in 2002 SECA Art Award', SFMOMA, San Francisco

2002

Johnson, Ken: 'Chris Johanson: Now Is Now', The New York Times, 22/11/2002

Gioni, Massimiliano: 'The Whitney Biennial: All the Small Things', Flash Art, 05/2002

Helfand, Glen: 'The Mission School', The San Francisco Bay Guardian Volume 36, Number 28, 10/04/2002

Cotter, Holland: 'Depicting Spiritual America, From Ecstatic to Transcendent', The New York Times, 08/03/2002

Goldring, Sean Bekker et al: 'A PLACE CALLED THE UNIVESRSE', Fletcher/ Johanson/ Tender Feelings/ Nice Store, San Francisco

Helfand, Glen and Chris Johanson: 'Chris Johanson', Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco

2000

Frank, Peter: 'S.F. DRAWING SHOW, THE HAPPINESS SHOW', LA Weekly, 06/2000

Golonu, Berin: 'Scopic: Magnify the Times', Artweek, 02/2000

'THE REAL JUNK', Vice Volume 7, Number 3

Johanson, Chris: 'YOU ARE THERE', Alleged Press, New York

1998

Baker, Kenneth: 'Jarring Street Scenes In Johanson’s ‘Trips’', San Francisco Chronicle, 10/09/1998

Freedman, Marcy: 'Chris Johanson', San Francisco Weekly, 02/09/1998

1995

Porges, Maria: 'Chris Johanson', Art Issues, 09/1995

Publications

2007

PLEASE LISTEN I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT IS by CHRIS JOHNSON (monograph), Alleged Press/ Damiani Editore, Bologna

2006

A limited edition book by Chris Johnson, Alleged Press, New York

I am glad for you that you exist, Nieves, Zurich

2005

VITAMIN D, Phaidon Press, London/ New York

2004

Color Wheel Oblivion, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan

The Beauty and the Blemish, Deitch projects, New York