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Well written taste of what jasper Johns is about. Makes a great introduction to this iconic artist.
Good, if small, show of Johns's oeuvre. I recognize that repetition is part of this painter/philosopher's aesthetic. He's the neo-Idealist of American moderism. But on an aesthetic level I sometimes find myself underwhelmed by the work of this master. I'm thankful to this exhibit for reminding me that Johns can wow, and not on a purely intellectual level. "Highway" and "Land's End" are extraordinary pieces. The latter, in particular, which takes as its subject the departing gesture of a suicidal...