‘My tool box is all I have. You know, I only have the tools that I brought with me, so I'm going to continue to use them. And when I add another tool, then you see another element in the project.’—Rashid Johnson

For ‘The Hikers’, Rashid Johnson builds upon previous bodies of work, bringing together ceramic tile mosaics, collaged paintings, and film, as well as introducing a large-scale bronze sculpture to address recurring themes of anxiety, escapism, and the black body in space. The exhibition borrows its title from Johnson’s latest film, a centerpiece of the exhibition, shot earlier this year on location in Aspen, Colorado. Speaking from his studio in advance of the exhibition, the artist described the genesis of his material decisions and intuitive shifts between narrative and abstract approaches to his creative process.

Rashid Johnson’s ’The Hikers’, will be on view at Hauser & Wirth New York, 22nd Street, 12 November 2019 – 25 January 2020.