ABOUT 

James Johnson-Perkins is a British award-winning artist whose interdisciplinary practice spans contemporary art, digital culture and social engagement through GIGATAGE panoramic montage, PLAXIS play-based structures, INTERMADE participatory events and VIDEOSTALGIA moving image works. Incorporating NASA-derived imaging, archive collections, retro media aesthetics and AI processes, his work explores memory, nostalgia, play and cultural narratives through layered visual environments and evolving forms of contemporary storytelling.

Shaped by his experiences in India, Turkey, the United States, Slovakia, Italy, Nepal, Russia, Oman, China, and the UK, his work carries a borderless sensibility attuned to the tensions and continuities of global culture. He has exhibited widely across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including presentations at Ars Electronica in Linz and twice at the Venice Biennale. His recent inclusion in Jaipur Arts Week (2026) signals the continued expansion of his international presence. 

His exhibition history spans 30 years, with recent events including Jaipur Arts Week 5, The GenAI Summit at ArtX Gallery and the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Post Digital Reality at the International Video Art Festival in Linz, and the NordArt Exhibition in Büdelsdorf. Exhibition venues include The Emily Harvey Foundation (Venice), The Royal College of Art (London), The Centre for Contemporary Arts (Glasgow), The Chinese European Art Centre (Xiamen), The Museum of Modern Art (Toyota), Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (Seoul), The Patan Museum (Kathmandu), The Museum of Digital Art (Austin), and The Art Students League (New York).

Johnson-Perkins has developed ambitious participatory projects. In Jaipur, a 400 square metre light box immersed viewers within a Gigatage work, collapsing the boundary between image and spectator. Elsewhere, he has led large-scale robotics events in Poole and West Bromwich, Nostalgia and Lego exhibitions across the UK, and collaborations with the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and other international projects have included Giant Twister events in China and at the Free Arts Festival in Taiwan.

Florence Contemporary Gallery, Interview 2026