Howard Johnson at Fitchburg Art Museum, MA
until September 30, 2018
Howard Johnson’s visions are informed by his deep interests in avenues of intellectual and creative pursuit that attempt to understand, or at least describe, phenomena at the furthest reaches of human comprehension–myth, legend, religion, occult and arcane philosophical systems (like alchemy), science fiction and fantasy, and the search for extraterrestrials. "Howard Johnson: Phantastrophies" features 55 works by the life-long resident of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Fitchburg Art Museum
185 Elm Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
www.fitchburgartmuseum.org
Riera Studio, Havana
left to right: Julia Göransson, Nicole Appel, Miguel R. Morales Diaz
until July 13, 2018
"Connecting Spontaneous Expressions: International Outsider Art for the First Time in Cuba" at Riera Studio unites works by artists from Foundation Inuti (Stockholm), Land Gallery and Studio (New York) and Art Brut Project Cuba (Havana).
Riera Studio
Calle Marta Abreu No 202, e /20 de Mayo & E. Villuendas, Havana, Cuba
www.rierastudioart.com
C.J. Jung Collection at Museum im Lagerhaus, St. Gallen
until July 8, 2018
Presented to the public for the first time, "In the Land of Imagination: The C.G. Jung Collection" at Museum im Lagerhaus shows artworks by Jung's patients from 1916 to 1955.
Museum im Lagerhaus
Davidstrasse 44, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
www.museumimlagerhaus.ch
Anonymous, courtesy C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich/Küsnacht
Anselme Boix-Vives at Galerie Alain Margaron, Paris
until June 23, 2018
Galerie Alain Margaron presents 40 paintings and 15 drawings by fishmonger and greengrocer-turned artist Anselme Boix-Vives, created in the last seven years of his life.
Galerie Alain Margaron
5 Rue du Perche, 75003 Paris, France
galerieamargaron.com
Raw Vision 98 is out this month and available to pre-order now!
Featuring:
- Julia Sisi
- Metropolitan Museum
- Edmund Monsiel
- Kemel Leeford Rankine
- Jana Paleckova
- Josephine Tota
- Odinga Tyehimba
- Evelyne Postic
Featured Artist: Mose Tolliver (1919–2006)
Mose Ernest Tolliver lived in rural Alabama for his whole life. He worked as a farmer and labourer until an accident damaged his legs and left him unable to walk without crutches. He then took up painting, working by balancing a board on his knees. Tolliver’s colourful poster-like style appears to be relatively simple: in many of his works flat images, often with round heads and simple stylised features, dominate the composition.
Gerald Jones, William S. Arnett Collection of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
The curves of his organic forms give a sense of rhythm to the painting. He sometimes finished off a picture by adding a “frame”, consisting of a band of colour around the edge. Tolliver’s subjects included portraits of himself and his wife, anthropomorphic birds and animals, vegetables and plant life. He also painted sexualised images of women resting on pointed objects he referred to as “scooters” or “exercising bicycles”.
Untitled, n.d., Ricco-Maresca Gallery
Tolliver’s family initially provided him with scraps of wood they found in alleyways and on the street, but later he painted on plywood using house paint. He was a prolific, fast-working artist who finished each artwork with a distinctive signature, “MOSET”, including a backward “S”. His late daughter, Annie Tolliver, also painted in a similar but more simple vein.
Me and Willie Mae, 1987, William S. Arnett Collection of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Mose Tolliver is featured in our Outsider Art Sourcebook, currently half price!