So worth flying to Palm Springs is Matt Johnson’s stunning sculpture in the Coachella Valley as part of Desert X 2023. SLEEPING FIGURE, made out of shipping containers was conceived at the time when a Japanese-owned, Taiwanese-operated, German-managed, Panamanian-flagged, and Indian- manned container behemoth found itself for six days under Egyptian jurisdiction while blocking the Suez Canal.
Situated along the main artery connecting the Port of Los Angeles to the inland United States, the sculpture gains local relevance from the recently approved siting of distribution centers in the north of Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs
Renowned for his wry marriages of everyday subjects with raw physical matter, Matt Johnson’s sculptures explore the paradox of visual forms through unorthodox and surprising materials. Johnson lives and works in LA
Check out the rest of Desert X 2023 Coachella Valley, CA March 4 – May 7
Labels: 2023, Coachella Valley, Desert X, exhibit, Matt Johnson, Palm Springs, sculpture
