{"product_id":"cheryl-johnson-odim-rashid-johnson-heart-turned-inside-out-poems","title":"Cheryl Johnson-Odim \u0026 Rashid Johnson: Heart-Turned-Inside-Out Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mcachicago.org\/whats-on\/exhibitions\/rashid-johnson-a-poem-for-deep-thinkers\/\" title=\"Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers, on view at the MCA Chicago November 7, 2026 to April 25, 2027\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful artist’s book documenting a mother and son’s intimate exchange across time and mediums, with text by Cheryl Johnson-Odim and art by Rashid Johnson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tenderly wrought artist’s book is a collaboration between American conceptual artist Rashid Johnson (born 1977) and his mother, historian Cheryl Johnson-Odim (born 1948). Bound as a single signature with silver-foiled text on the cover and multiple carefully selected papers, the book is based on an updated version of Johnson-Odim's poetry pamphlet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOther Women Before Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, first published in 1985, the year her son Rashid turned eight years old. In 2022, Johnson presented the publication—along with titles by the likes of Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Claudia Rankine and Sylvia Plath—in a reading area within his exhibition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSodade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at Hauser \u0026amp; Wirth Menorca, where the image on the cover of this publication was also on view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohnson’s drawings are sourced from a 2020 sketchbook and bookend the poems, while the central pages of the book contain a personal and far-ranging conversation between mother and son. In a delightful touch, Johnson’s cover artwork folds out, transforming into a standalone poster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore the full collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mcachicagostore.org\/collections\/rashid-johnson-a-poem-for-deep-thinkers\" title=\"Rashid Johnson Collection\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INGRAM - D.A.P","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44572106817779,"sku":"9783906915814","price":67.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/3324\/5171\/files\/RESIZEcheryl-johnson-odim-rashid-johnson-heart-turned-inside-out-poems-33.jpg?v=1793722542","url":"https:\/\/mcachicagostore.org\/en-ca\/products\/cheryl-johnson-odim-rashid-johnson-heart-turned-inside-out-poems","provider":"MCA Chicago Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}