Installation Time Lapse: 8/5/2011
After receiving several trash bags full of John's work I began sorting out much of its contents. This video is a time lapse spanning two days of this process. Work was divided on three walls: one wall contained writings that were purely numerical, one wall contained original drawings and formulas, and one wall contained the photocopied "offerings" that John would distribute. A celebration with many of John's friends followed.
John Urho Kemp Archive Book
Christian Berst Art Brut
Gallerist Christian Berst orchestrated two shows during the summer of 2015 in Paris. John Urho Kemp, A Bermuda Triangle was exhibited May 30th-July11th at Christian Berst Art Brut, along with a simultaneous showing at Choices Paris, at Beaux-arts de Paris, which can be viewed here: Choices Paris
John Kemp's work in the collection of Centre Pompidou
Treegan Butter
Crystal John inspired Rejuvenative Foods Treegan Butter product. Order yours here.
"On the wire", by Jean-Hubert Martin, Christian Berst Art Brut Gallery & Jean Brolly Gallery, from April 9th to May 22th, 2016, Paris.
"Does a work of art always have a meaning?" Philippe Godin in diagonal of art - Liberation blog , June 18, 2015.
"Crude now: Art Brut in the time of technology", from October 29 to January 16, 2017, Museum of Belfort, Belfort .
12:21: A Tribute to John Kemp Urho, 2015
To mark the end of the exhibition "John Kemp Urho | a Bermuda Triangle," the beat Laboratory (Losson N. & J. Navas) conducted a sound perfomance at the gallery christian berst art brut. "12:21", a musical setting of a work of Urho John Kemp (1942-2010). For 30 years, this American artist meditated on the mysteries of the universe and transcribed his cosmic speculations, mystical, and philosophical thousands of carriers. Charts, pamphlets, poems and other mathematical formulas Urho John Kemp were shown for the first time in a gallery, curated by Gael Charbau. Saturday, July 18, 2015. ⒸMatthieu Quemy
Outsider Art Fair 2014: Baumann+Muksian
Swiss curator Daniel Baumann invited me to showcase John's work at the 2014 Outsider Art Fair in New York City. Reviews of the work we did can also be found in the links posted below.
New York Times Review of Outsider Art Fair 2014
Art in America Review
Harper's Bazaar Top 10 List (#8)
Artnet Review
Box Truck Pinhole Timelapse
This video depicts the conversion of a box truck into a pinhole camera. The final image in the video is a projection of the space outside of the truck.
SFAI MFA Exhibition 2014
Pole Gardener