In this artist interview, we sit down with Otis Houston Jr. to discuss his exhibition at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, on view October 2022 through January 2023. This was his first exhibition in a museum setting.
Houston’s artistic journey began in the 1990s when he worked on a series of print-media collages while incarcerated. Since then, he has cultivated an ongoing journaling practice, recording his experiences and beliefs. These insights are some of his many missives and protests spray-painted on a series of towels and canvases and displayed in public spaces and performances. His work often addresses racism, poverty, and addiction, while promoting messages of health, love, and self-acceptance.
Houston is best known for his public performances and installation work on FDR Drive by New York’s East River, where he has been working since 1997. These site-specific installations include his writing, poetry, singing, found objects, and fruit, which are used as both props and materials.
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6 мар 2023
