The ArtForum Introduction to Caleb Johnson - artiste (with references added by Caleb Johnson)

Every so often, an artist (see Viggo Mortensen) comes along that takes what has long been the norm in the arts (see Bureaucracy) and turns it on its side (see Beerfest). In our current era, that artist has come to us in human form as Caleb Johnson. Caleb Johnson is not just a painter (see John Wayne Gacy), a master draftsman (see Wesley Willis), and an installer of new, other-world experiences (see Disney World), he is a prophetic revolutionary (see Jim Jones). As he has been premierly outspoken about the “lull of society these days” (see Fox News Channel), Johnson sets out to challenge what has long been accepted as social norms (see Friendster) and political necessity (see HotOrNot.com) by creating images and environments that can be described as ironic (see George W. Bush), satiric (see U.S. Government), and exposing (see Weekly World News) with tongue firmly planted in cheek and eyes pried widely opened (see The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Leary, Timothy and Metzner, Ralph; Alpert, Richard. 1964). Through his creations and our inevitable witnessing of sheer poetic magnitudes (see Two Girls, One Cup *editors note: google it if you're not squeemish*), Caleb Johnson’s work will surely bring peace to our divided nations (see Hatfields vs. McCoys) and meaning to our pathetic lives (see The Bible).