This seminar has been designed to be enjoyed as part of an ongoing series of more than twenty Artist Spotlight talks, each highlighting a different artist in turn. It is difficult to recognize that at one time Johns’s works were not yet embedded into the world and had not affected it so dramatically, drastically, and historically. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will come away with an increased appreciation for Johns' work as well as enthusiasm for visiting this two-part, historic retrospective in Philadelphia and New York City. It is difficult to visit Jasper Johns with a beginner’s eye, because we have already assimilated these things the mind already knows. American contemporary artist who works in painting, sculpture and printmaking. Jennie Hirsh, this Conversation will introduce learners to the main themes present throughout the artist's oeuvre as well as contextualize his career within the broader context of art history stretching from abstract expressionism and pop to the present. Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror opens Wednesday at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, simultaneously staged with an exhibition of the same name at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror, September 2021-February 2022, p. Led by an expert on modern and contemporary art, Dr. 26-27 (illustrated in color dated 1963-1978). And, like the exhibition venues themselves, this conversation will offer both a survey of the artist as well as a deeper examination of both familiar and less typical works by the artist, considering the ways in which his icons and metaphors continue to operate within as well as undermine expectations for the viewer. 1930) and celebrates Mind/Mirror, the two-part retrospective exhibition simultaneously on view this fall and winter at two of the United States' most prestigious museums: the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.įocused on Johns' own emphasis on doubling and mirrors, Mind/Mirror, the largest retrospective to date of the artist's career, will feature canonical paintings, sculptures, and prints of the flags, numbers, targets, and other key symbols frequently depicted in John's work. This seminar focuses on American artist Jasper Johns (b.
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