Rindon Johnson’s video poem It Is April dives into the artist’s personal journey into a physical and fantastical landscape of love and care for himself and his partner. With an original musical score by Milo McBride, the video echoes Lucille Clifton’s poem “My Wife” (1987) by describing the house they will live in and the warmth of his lover’s apartment: “You and I can lie in the sun and read books all day long without putting on any clothes.” The striking visual of the artist’s head and neck stroked by his lover’s white hands is heightened by the artist’s musings on interracial desire.
Rindon Johnson (American, born 1990), featuring Milo McBride. [Still] It is April, 2017. Single-channel video, color, sound; 20 minutes. Courtesy of the artist. © Rindon Johnson
