John Emison

2024

Super Trouper I, 2024, acrylic and graphite on linen and cotton canvas, wood stretcher.

2023

2022

Installation view of Grassroots in the Spectacle, 2022, Durden and Ray with Tainan University of Technology, Los Angeles, CA.

Menhir Peeperkorn (2022), granite, enamel. Grassroots in the Spectacle, 2022, Durden and Ray with Tainan University of Technology, Los Angeles, CA.

Full time history, 2022, sandstone, enamel. Grassroots in the Spectacle, 2022, Durden and Ray with Tainan University of Technology, Los Angeles, CA.

Belly (Saskia), 2021, granite, enamel. Grassroots in the Spectacle, 2022, Durden and Ray with Tainan University of Technology, Los Angeles, CA.

Belly (Bennett), 2020, granite, enamel. Grassroots in the Spectacle, 2022, Durden and Ray with Tainan University of Technology, Los Angeles, CA.

Pieter platform (a stage, a sculptural object, and a space for visitors to read, rest, and remember), 2021-2022, wood sprung platform with Marley and access ramps. Installation view of Knees, Schools, Urges, curated by Jennie MaryTai Liu with Alana Frey, 2022, Pieter Performance Space at The Box, Los Angeles. Photo by Fredrik Nilsen Studio.

Alison D’Amato in collaboration with John Emison, performance of Conservatorium, 2022, audio (text from primary sources, 1926-2019), 1926-2019, yoga mat, army blanket, faux fur blanket, linen
Conservatorium whispers about forgotten people and things. February 12, 1906 - present.

Alison D’Amato in collaboration with John Emison, installation view of Conservatorium, 2022, audio (text from primary sources, 1926-2019), yoga mat, army blanket, faux fur blanket, linen, approx. 20:00 mins (photo by Fredrik Nilsen Studio)
Conservatorium whispers about forgotten people and things. February 12, 1906 - present.

2021

Installation view of Knot, curated by Iva Gueorguieva, 2021, MIM Gallery, Los Angeles
Exhibition text

Belly (Bennett), 2020, granite, enamel

Rock with coins rejected by Coinstar and coins off eBay, 2021, sandstone, 4th-5th Century AD Roman Imperial coins, 1880 German Empire Mark, 1918 Austria-Hungary Empire Heller, 1999 Swedish Krona, 2002 Euro coin, 2004 US Quarter, 2011 US Dime, SEPTA token, US Penny

Detail of Rock with coins rejected by Coinstar and coins off eBay, 2021, sandstone, 4th-5th Century AD Roman Imperial coins, 1880 German Empire Mark, 1918 Austria-Hungary Empire Heller, 1999 Swedish Krona, 2002 Euro coin, 2004 US Quarter, 2011 US Dime, SEPTA token, US Penny

Belly (Saskia), 2021, granite, enamel

Rock with yellow ghosting, 2021, granite, color pencil, crayon

Alison D’Amato in collaboration with John Emison, Evening Star, 2021, durational performance, MIM Gallery, Los Angeles
The Sacred Something text

Hornbook, 2021, poster color, pencil, tracing paper, screen mesh, push pins

Time is the activity, 2021, oil stick, pencil, iroko wood

Untitled, 2021, ink and pencil on paper

Pieter platform (a stage, a sculptural object, and a space for visitors to read, rest, and remember), 2021-2022, wood sprung platform with Marley and access ramps. Pieter Performance Space at The Box, Los Angeles, 2021.

2020

Underrehearsed Magic, 2020, video still. John B. Emerson, Central Park Gallery, Los Angeles. Funded by 2019 Central Park Artist Award.

Underrehearsed Magic, 2020, video still. John B. Emerson, Central Park Gallery, Los Angeles. Funded by 2019 Central Park Artist Award..

Underrehearsed Magic maquette, 2020, oil stick on wood, bird’s nest, light fixture, cardboard. Central Park Artist Award Residency, Los Angeles, 2020.

Rock with scale, 2020, granite with enamel paint. Central Park Artist Award Residency, Los Angeles, 2020.

Interior scale, 2020, paint on split granite block. Central Park Artist Award Residency, Los Angeles, 2020.

Underrehearsed Magic schematic, 2020, pencil and color pencil on paper. Central Park Artist Award Residency, Los Angeles, 2020.

Underrehearsed Magic schematic, 2020, pencil and color pencil on paper. Central Park Artist Award Residency, Los Angeles, 2020.

Underrehearsed Magic schematic, 2020, pencil and color pencil on paper. Central Park Artist Award Residency, Los Angeles, 2020.

Venus Disapearing Act, 2020, single channel video with sound, 06:18 minutes. John B. Emerson, Central Park Gallery, Los Angeles.

Cardinal rings, 2020, gouache and pencil on wood, granite

Not a place but a tool, 2020, granite and wood handle

Planning frame, 2020, mason line, wood.

2019

Installation view of September Equinox, 2019, Spring / Break Art Show, Los Angeles.

September Equinox, 2018, single channel video with sound, 24:48 minutes. September Equinox, 2019, Spring / Break Art Show, Los Angeles.

Installation view of September Equinox, 2019, Spring / Break Art Show, Los Angeles.

2018

Yard scale, 2018, oil stick on wood, Los Angeles, CA.

Scale for THREE’S COMPANY (yellow/red), 2018, oil stick, pencil, oak (installation view) . THREE’S COMPANY, Dan Graham 3.0, Los Angeles, CA.

Scale for THREE’S COMPANY (yellow/red), 2018, oil stick, pencil, oak (detail) . THREE’S COMPANY, Dan Graham 3.0, Los Angeles, CA.

Yard scale, 2018, oil stick on wood, Los Angeles, CA.

Wedding platform, 2018, Ojai, CA.

Scale for Ibid Gallery, 2018, oil stick and pencil on wood, Los Angeles, CA.

Yard scale, 2018, oil stick on linen and wood, Los Angeles, CA.

2017

Scale for books, 2017, oil stick and pencil on wood, Los Angeles, CA.

METROPOLISLOSANGELES.COM, 2017, single channel video with sound, 00:27 minutes. Mother Ditch Film Screening, 2017, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles.

Spinner, 2017, single channel video with sound, 00:54 minutes. Mother Ditch Film Screening, 2017, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles.

Drop the Cow, 2017, single channel video with sound, 00:14 minutes. Mother Ditch Film Screening, 2017, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles.

2016

Temple 16 (Structure 10L-16) and Altar Q, Copán, Honduras, 2006, 2016, inkjet print from film scan in artist frame. DRAWINGS / SUITE 615, Central Park, Los Angeles, CA.

Temple 16 (Structure 10L-16) and Altar Q, Copán, Honduras, 2006, 2016, inkjet print from film scan in artist frame (detail). DRAWINGS / SUITE 615, Central Park, Los Angeles, CA.

Who’s Afraid of Black, Red, Yellow, Red, White, Blue, 2016, acrylic on wall paint on concrete. DRAWINGS / SUITE 615, Central Park, Los Angeles, CA.

Schematic , 2016, color pencil collage on paper. DRAWINGS / SUITE 615, Central Park, Los Angeles, CA.

Rosalila Temple replica, Copán Sculpture Museum, Copán, Honduras, 2006, 2016, inkjet print from film scan in artist frame. DRAWINGS / SUITE 615, Central Park, Los Angeles, CA.

Rosalila Temple replica, Copán Sculpture Museum, Copán, Honduras, 2006, 2016, inkjet print from film scan in artist frame (detail). DRAWINGS / SUITE 615, Central Park, Los Angeles, CA.

Requital Recital, 2016, in collaboration with Alison D’Amato. PAM, Los Angeles, CA.

Sun Power, 2016, with Jamie Felton, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA.

Installation view, Sun Power, 2016, with Jamie Felton, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA.

I. The Museum and Laboratories of Ethnic Arts (1963–1971), 2016, light fixture and bulb from the Fowler Museum at UCLA, brass, cement, walnut wood, spray paint, electrical wiring. Sun Power, 2016, with Jamie Felton, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA.

II. The Museum of Cultural History (1971–1992), 2016, light fixture and bulb from the Fowler Museum at UCLA, brass, cement, walnut wood, spray paint, electrical wiring. Sun Power, 2016, with Jamie Felton, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA.

Installation view, Sun Power, 2016, with Jamie Felton, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA.

V. Ms Barbers (2015–present), 2016, light fixture and bulb from the Fowler Museum at UCLA, brass, cement, walnut wood, spray paint, electrical wiring. Sun Power, 2016, with Jamie Felton, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA.

Andy Sykora: Gongs, Sunday, September 18, 2016, 6:54pm Sundown. Closing reception for Sun Power, 2016, with Jamie Felton, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA.