All About You...Mary Johnson

Here is our last highlighted artist from Sideshow Soo...Mary Johnson. I wonder what she is doing with 3000lbs of cement...I hope it has something to do with the inflatable bunnies. Images below our of Mary Johnson and Amy Toscani's contribution to Sideshow Soo.

1. What is your first art related childhood memory? Sewing a rabbit for my grandma.

2. As an artist, who is your biggest influence? Mike Kelley, Liz Craft, Liza Lou, Jeff Koons

3. What did you listen to in the studio while creating this show? Amy Toscani, my collaborator.

4. Name three unexpected items one would find in your studio. Lithographic printing plates from 1950’s cheesecake calendars, 3000 lbs cement, 20 inflatable vintage rabbits

5. What is your least favorite famous work of art? That depends, do you consider the Mary Tyler Moore statue famous ?.

6. What art do you have hanging on your walls? Erik Ullanderson, Lynn Gray, a taxidermy bat, some things by my kids

7. What are you working on now? Working on the wall, latest in the series of shrine-like assemblages. 8. What will the title of your retrospective at MOMA be? It’s All Good

Thanks Mary!

For More of work by Mary Johnson visit HERE.