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Johanna Goodman’s Larger-than-Life Collaged Figures Embody Strength and Resilience
By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/14/2024 10:59 AM
From neighborhood highlights to presidential candidates to the total solar eclipse event this past April, Johanna Goodman’s lighthearted collages highlight vital issues, current events, and pivotal personalities. Foregrounding city scenes, iconic architecture, or vivid patterns, the figures in her compositions confidently embody their surroundings and concerns.
For the last few years, Goodman has focused on a series titled Catalogue of Imaginary Beings (previously). More recently, she has branched into numerous sub-series that often focus on specific themes, ranging from regional celebrations—like a collection celebrating the heritage of the Bronx neighborhood in New York City—to fashion, the seasons, mythology, or her vision for the future. More
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