Michael Johansson at The Flat

At The Flat – Massimo Carasi Gallery, Michael Johansson is presenting an impressive site-specific monochrome work of notable dimensions.

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The 35 year old swedish artist – renowned for his striking compositions consisting of objects of quotidian use (ranging from the tiniest articles to the surprising stacks of cargo containers whose interiors are filled with agricultural tractors) – installed a new project in the basement space of the The Flat – Massimo Carasi Gallery in an exhibition that will consist of a number of floor mounted sculptures, and an impressive site-specific monochrome work of notable dimensions.

Site-specific installation Ghost V, 2011. Courtesy The Flat-Massimo Carasi, Milano

The artistic research of Michael Johansson revolves around an almost obsessive collection and measuring of objects. This process leads the artist to his creations of heterogenous conglomerates whose multivalent significance is meticulously callibrated and always differs. Forms and colours seem to be inextricably entwined, welded together by some disconcerting magnetism. For Johansson, an everyday object like a chair seat represents a metaphor for a familiar space that must be organised and filled at every junction, interpreting the intrinsic nature of every juxtaposition.

Echoing Shapes, 2011, wooden chairs and miscellaneous items, 59,5 x 76 x 45 cm. Courtesy The Flat-Massimo Carasi, Milano

For the exhibition "Se un giorno d'inverno un viaggiatore..." curated by Julia Draganovic, Michael Johansson will install an inedited project for the Egyptian hall of the Museo Archeologico di Bologna – presenting a site specific work of notable size. (27 January – 27 February 2011, Bologna)

Days and Names, 2010, Archive system folders binders slide projector telephone etc, 70 x60x25 cm. Courtesy The Flat-Massimo Carasi, Milano

Michael Johansson (1975, Trollhättan, Svezia) has created the public installation Rubiks Kurve for Svartlamon, Trondheim (NO) and is for instance represented at Malmö Art Museum (SE) and at West Collection (US). He has received a number of prizes and public recognition, amongst which the Art Grants Comitte in Sweden's 2-year working grant, Aase och Richard Björklunds Fond at Malmö Art Museum, and he has been Nominated to the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.

Installation view at Flat-Massimo Carasi. Courtesy The Flat-Massimo Carasi, Milano

Familiar Abstractions
13 January – 28 February 2011
The Flat – Massimo Carasi
Via Frisi 3, Milano

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