#seward johnson

[newjerseyisthebest]

"Relish too?" by Seward Johnson at the Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

[newjerseyisthebest]

"The Power of Suggestion" by Seward Johnson at the Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

[newjerseyisthebest]

"Can Do!", a Rosie the Riveter sculpture, by Seward Johnson at the Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

[copperbadge]

My mother had a real-life enemies relationship with Seward Johnson because she waitressed at the restaurant that he hung out at with his group of pretentious artists and they all sucked. He might not have considered her an enemy but he didn't tip well.

All this to say, I think having a parasocial enemity toward Seward Johnson is justified.

Yeah, having written what is apparently the foremost criticism of his work on the internet, I get stories about him occasionally, and from all accounts he was a poser and a dickhead. Hearing that he also didn't tip well surprises me not at all.

[persistentvisionz]

September 1, 2025

Sculptures by Seward Johnson at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton Township, NJ

[special-interest-spam-pam]

White Diamond is like the giant Marilyn Monroe statue that Seward Johnson made

[copperbadge]

I Went to See the Statue at the Center of the Most Absurd Controversy in America. Whew.

A 26-foot-tall controversy in the California desert.

Thirty year old Sam is SCREAMING, for FIFTEEN YEARS she has haunted me and now rich people have Opinions about her. If I had the money to get away with it I would travel to Palm Springs and set her on fucking fire.

(If you are unfamiliar with my beef with the 26 foot tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, you can find most of the relevant information here.)

[idroolinmysleep]

I Went to See the Statue at the Center of the Most Absurd Controversy in America. Whew.

In the California desert, a 26-foot rendering of Marilyn Monroe has rich people with their knives out.

In the rest of the country, they’re arguing about statues of Confederate generals. In Palm Springs, they’re arguing about Marilyn Monroe’s underpants.

For me, it’s not the underpants but the aggressively mediocre quality of Seward Johnson’s works that’s offensive. They don’t belong in any place more elevated than the entrance to an outlet mall.