Published concurrently with the exhibition at the Whitney and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art September 20th 2021 It does not store any personal data.Hardcover. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In addition to this “Flag”, the Philadelphia Museum also includes a gallery devoted to Johns’ “number” paintings, including a set of four large paintings on the theme of “0 to 9”, produced between 19.Īs is customary for these major retrospectives, a large exhibition catalogue has been created, containing more than 300 pages and 600 illustrations. The star piece of the exhibition is “ Flag”, 1954-55, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the first “flag” painted by Johns, which the museum describes as “ an undisputable masterpiece of contemporary art and among the most influential images ever produced by an American artist“. Included, of course, is “ Three Flags” from 1958 -one of the icons of the museum’s collection- which is shown alongside “ White Flag“, 1955 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) “ Flag on Orange Field“, 1957 (Museum Ludwig, Cologne), and “ Flags“, 1965 (the artist’s collection, on long-term loan to the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis).Īnother 250 or so works are on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, including sixty works from the artist’s collection, many of which have never been shown to the public. The installation at the Whitney Museum is based on the 216 works by Johns in the museum’s own collections, but also includes important loans from public and private collections. ![]() “Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror” includes -between the two venues- some 500 works by the artist. ![]() The presentation of the most important retrospective to date of the artist’s work promises to be one of the major artistic events of the year. As proof of his importance, a painting by Johns fetched the highest price for a work of art by a living artist in 2010, selling for $110 million in a private sale. At 91, Johns is the last surviving member of the great post-war generation of American artists, and his work, based on Abstract Expressionism, was essential to the creation of Pop Art in the 1960s. Jasper Johns is undoubtedly one of the most important living artists. Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY. © 2021 Jasper Johns/GAVA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York - “False Start”, 1959, by Jasper Johns. ![]() The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY gift of Philip Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Encaustic, oil and collage on canvas mounted on wood (3 panels), 41.25 X 60.75 in. Images: “Flag,” 1954-55, by Jasper Johns.
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