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Jasper Johns

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The Fuzzy Line Between Inspiration and Appropriation

Avatar photo by Lise Ragbir October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

A story about a kidney and the drawing of a knee bring up age-old arguments about plagiarism and appropriation.

Posted inArt

Jasper Johns: Hiding in Plain Sight

by John Yau May 29, 2021May 31, 2021

Johns has repeatedly used one motif whose source has never been identified.

Posted inArt

In Praise of Painting’s Ambiguity, Part 4

by John Yau October 19, 2019October 18, 2019

Jasper Johns’s art has been accused of being cool, detached, aloof, and remote; nothing could be farther from the truth.

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An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960–2018 Opens October 12 at Carnegie Museum of Art

by Carnegie Museum of Art October 10, 2019

Explore nearly six decades of work by one of America’s most influential artists in this dynamic career survey.

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In Praise of Painting’s Ambiguity, Part 3

by John Yau August 10, 2019October 1, 2019

Jasper Johns breaks down the image of a broken man.

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In Praise of Painting’s Ambiguity, Part 2

by John Yau August 3, 2019August 8, 2019

Despite all the changes that Jasper Johns’s art has undergone since the mid-1950s, he has repeatedly returned to the theme of brokenness.

Posted inArt

Jasper Johns’s Messengers of Aging and Mortality

by John Yau February 17, 2019February 17, 2019

In these works, we are looking at a merging of organization and dissipation, an image of our destiny.

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A Less Explored Side of Jasper Johns

by John Yau August 26, 2018August 24, 2018

When I visited Johns a few months ago, I saw two works that led me on a search for paintings that did not neatly fit in with his larger oeuvre.

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Jasper Johns’ Life and Work: A Conversation Between John Yau, Martha Wilson, and William Villalongo

by Cora Fisher June 23, 2018June 22, 2018

Who gets remembered and how?

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Four Los Angeles Shows to Look Forward to in the New Year

by Matt Stromberg December 27, 2017December 27, 2017

From an exhibition about the first superstar curator to Pacific Standard Time’s performance festival, there’s strong work aplenty on the horizon.

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Twenty-Nine Thoughts on Jasper Johns

by John Yau September 3, 2017September 2, 2017

He pushes back against the widely accepted view that the artist’s primary goal is formal innovation.

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The Pursuit of Art, 2016

Avatar photo by Thomas Micchelli December 31, 2016January 15, 2017

The first painting I saw in 2016 was “Cockman Always Rises Orange” (2015): we can’t say we weren’t warned.

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Asian Cultural Council Offers Fellowships and Grants for Research and Cultural Exchange

ACC provides artists, arts professionals, and scholars with support for research and cultural exchange between Asia, the US, and within Asia. Applications open November 1–30.

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