Philanthropist Yao Ming Partners With the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on the 2010 Yao Ming Foundation Gala Nov 19, 2009
Recent additions to the collections include Rembrandt van Rijn's Portrait of a Young Woman (1633), the Heiting Collection of Photography, a major suite of Gerhard Richter paintings, an array of important works by Jasper Johns, a rare, second-century Hellenistic bronze Head of Poseidon/Antigonos Doson, major canvases by 19th-century painters Gustave Courbet and J.M.W. Turner, distinguished work by the leading 20th- and 21st-century Latin American artists, and The Adolpho Leirner Collection of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Andy Warhol's artwork 200 One Dollar Bills sells for $43.76m Nov 13, 2009
Gray Numbers, by Jasper Johns, fetched $8. 7m (5. (BBC News -- Americas)
New Work : New York Nov 12, 2009
The works call to mind artists like Philip Guston and Jasper Johns, who also explore the body and its relationship to abstraction. Using reflective aluminum grounds and a limited color palette that consists primarily of black, grey, and white punctuated with red, green, and pink, the paintings offer the viewer a contemplative dream-like space. (AbsoluteArts.com)
No minimum stay required to rest your eyes on these hotels’ fine art Nov 8, 2009
For a complete immersion, book either the Artist or New England suite, both decorated with original works such as Jasper Johns lithographs, Roy Lichtenstein china plates, and even a Campbell Soup paper dress by Warhol. 40 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, 617-806-4200. (Boston Globe)
Rose Art Museum display justifies the passions Nov 5, 2009
But if you think all that sounds good, it s in the neighboring Lois Foster wing, a large and beautiful space that was added to the museum s original building in 2001, that at last we get a hearty dollop of the Rose s tremendous postwar holdings: one after the other, sensational works by de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Jasper Johns, Philip Guston, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Motherwell, and Louise Nevelson. The de Kooning, an untitled abstraction from 1961 in a dancing palette of blue, yellow, and... (Boston Globe)
Reminder: An Evening with James Webb This Tuesday Nov 3, 2009
A master printer at Gemini G.E.L. for over ten years, he printed for blue chip artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Joseph Albers, Jasper Johns and more. As an extension of the artist's hands, his collaboration efforts included every facet of the print making medium. (AbsoluteArts.com)
When Tinguely met Rauschenberg Oct 23, 2009
His reputation was already established among the city's art scene - which included Rauschenberg, his contemporary Jasper Johns, and Dada master Marcel Duchamp through his Mta-Matic kinetic drawing machines. A few months later Tinguely staged his Homage to New York in the garden of the Museum of Modern Art. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Jasper Johns art on display at National Gallery Oct 11, 2009
APIn this image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, the piece, "Target with Four Faces" by Jasper Johns is seen. The National Gallery of Art continues to acquire the extensive holdings of artist Jasper Johns and will open an exhibit of his working proofs to be shown as independent works of art for the first time ... "Editions with Additions: Working Proofs by Jasper Johns" will include about 40 works on paper that show how Johns refined his style and technique. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
A diluted president with pure taste in art Oct 9, 2009
Like many, I'm disappointed that Mr. Obama isn't more aggressive about pursuing the agenda that got him elected, but I'm ecstatic that he and the first lady are confident enough in their own aesthetic tastes that they resisted the temptation to pick popular Americana like Norman Rockwell over meditative abstractions by Mark Rothko and Jasper Johns. The Obamas have also moved the self-consciously naive art of William H. Johnson to center stage. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Abstract modern - White House hang reveals Obamas' tastes Oct 8, 2009
no" on top of a red sunset. As well as works by famous artists such as Jasper Johns, lesser-known artists such as Alma Thomas, an African-American abstract painter of the 1960s and 1970s, have been chosen. A "text painting" by Glenn Ligon reproduces words from 1961 book Black Like Me, a non-fiction account by a white man who disguised himself as a black man and travelled through the South. One New York art dealer described the Obamas' choices as "highly sophisticated". The curator of modern and... (BBC News -- Americas)
Paintings at the White House Oct 8, 2009
Abstract artists like Mark Rothko, and Josef Albers, and conceptual stars like Edward Corbett and Jasper Johns also made the White House grade. From across the Atlantic, in addition to the Degas, there are a still life by Italian painter Giorgio Morandi and a depiction of Nice by Nicolas de Stael. (India Times, India)
Professor paints, wins 'Best in Show' Oct 1, 2009
Haag's major influences range from Richard Diebenkorn to Jasper Johns, but he values anyone who can "manipulate paint.". But he does more than just paint. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Early Hirst collage goes on sale Sep 25, 2009
Page last updated at 13:32 GMT, Thursday, 24 September 2009 14:32 UK. Red Rubber Doll is a rare example of Hirst's early work. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Bryan Cave Sued Over Pricey Alleged Error in Prenuptial Agreement Sep 10, 2009
A prominent St. Louis businessman has filed a legal malpractice suit against , alleging that the firm botched his prenuptial agreement, causing him $10 million in losses tied in part to the appreciation of his high-profile modern art collection, which includes works by Jackson Pollack and Jasper Johns. Donald Bryant claimed that Bryan Cave partner Lawrence Brody failed to factor in the capital gains tax on the marital estate that Bryant shared with his former wife, Barbara. (Law.com)
Don Bryant files lawsuit against Bryan Cave, Brody Sep 5, 2009
Millionaire Don Bryant is taking on St. Louis leading law firm in a fight over a prenup with his ex-wife and a valuable art collection that includes works by Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. Bryant is seeking an award that could total more than $10 million from and a partner at the firm, Lawrence Brody, who has been recognized nationally for his expertise in handling estate matters. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Sep 3, 2009
While at the San Diego museum she organized several widely appreciated exhibitions, including "Jasper Johns: Light Bulb" and "Manny Farber: About Face," the first exhibition to survey properly the achievement of the late Southern California painter and film authority. Hanor, 41, earned degrees in art history from the University of Minnesota, Tulane University and the University of Texas. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Truth to power Aug 16, 2009
Instead, the works are probably best seen in the same light as Jasper Johns famous paintings of the American flag from the 1950s. Johns, who treated the American flag as a readymade and was more concerned with giving it a painterly surface, similarly witnessed an era of national becoming. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Choreographer Merce Cunningham made dance an 'adventure' Jul 28, 2009
Cunningham worked often in collaboration with his partner, the since-deceased John Cage, and with contemporary visual artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, splintering and reshaping dance forms with intricate and challenging steps. The connections that made it "dance" are actually created in each viewer's mind. (USA Today -- Life)
Restore the noble purpose of libraries Jul 19, 2009
At the coffee center, I am able to meet and talk with students about, oh, maybe Plato or Japanese Noh theater or the paintings of Jasper Johns. And that is exactly one of the blessings of a library. (Yahoo News)
Richard Avedon show opens at SFMOMA Jul 12, 2009
Because of his portraits' unsparing detail, commentators have accused Avedon of merciless scrutiny, yet the few people among his subjects whom I have met, such as Jasper Johns and Doon Arbus, appear very much themselves as they confront Avedon's lens. Implicitly answering his critics, Avedon said that his true subject was a condition, not the peculiarities of individuals or a stratum of society. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jacob's Pillow fetes Merce Cunningham's 90th birthday May 17, 2009
He began collaborating with artists, from Robert Rauschenberg to Jasper Johns to Andy Warhol. But it was disconnecting dance from music that remains Cunningham's most radical innovation. (Boston Globe)
Joan Acocella: Works by Merce Cunningham and Karole Armitage. Apr 28, 2009
Jasper Johns served as an artistic adviser to the troupe from 1967 to 1980. Now most of Cunningham s early collaborators are gone. (New Yorker)
Virginia Deknatel, collector of art, museum benefactor Apr 18, 2009
"Frederick Deknatel taught at Harvard for some 40 years, where he became the William Door Boardman professor. His writings on the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch were among the first significant assessments in English of his work.With her husband, Mrs. Deknatel began collecting works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne, Paul Klee, Eugene Delacroix, and Emile Nolde. Mrs. Deknatel also purchased sculptures by Henry Moore, prints and drawings by Jasper Johns, along with prints and... (Boston Globe)
Monet's 'Water Lilies' coming to the High Apr 15, 2009
In addition to Picasso and Warhol, the exhibit will include Constantin Brancusi, Alexander Calder, Giorgio de Chirico, Marcel Duchamp, Jasper Johns, Fernand L;ger, Henri Matisse, Joan Mir;, Piet Mondrian and Jackson Pollock. The two museums have worked together before. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Follow the Art Trail! Apr 7, 2009
Displayed front and center in the video room s flat case, check out the commemorative photo for Agnes Gund (MoMA s retired president) of some of last century s art luminaries: among them are Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Chuck Close, Christo and Jean-Claude, and Elizabeth Enders. The Art Trail began in 1995 as the Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail, with seven of the now 15 museums in the group. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Wayne Thiebaud and the nature of illusion Apr 5, 2009
When the mature Thiebaud paints an open-face "Peanut Butter Sandwich" (2009), it looks like an allusion to Jasper Johns' famous lead relief "Bread" (1969), doctored by Francis Bacon. I doubt that Thiebaud thinks deliberately about such references, or even about his self-references. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sperm bank offers stimulus deals... Mar 25, 2009
Xytex is also offering deals on ART donors -- not as in Picasso or Jasper Johns but as in "assisted reproductive technology." These run between 290 and 390 dollars. "These are vials that are available for patients who are undergoing either IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which can be very costly procedures," said Moores. (The Drudge Report)
Rose family protests Brandeis plan to reduce museum's mission Mar 17, 2009
The museum's 7,000 objects include works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns. " 'Re-purposing' the museum is closing by another name," Meryl Rose, a Rose board member who is representing the family, said last night. (Boston Globe)
Artists over 33 need not apply Mar 11, 2009
Jasper Johns painted his first flag at 24; Matthew Barney had his first group show at 23; Eva Hesse burst into the scene when she was just 25. While other ambitious survey exhibitions in New York tend to focus primarily on American artists, or those working in this country, "Younger Than Jesus" is international in scope. (International Herald Tribune)
'Cezanne and Beyond' ties artist to those he influenced Mar 8, 2009
And a work by Jasper Johns has been lent by the endangered Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. Treasured, rarely seen works have also been lent by such artists as Jasper Johns and Ellsworth Kelly and such private collectors as Steve and Elaine Wynn. (Boston Globe)
Law locks up endowments Mar 2, 2009
That's what happened at Brandeis University, which originally planned to close its Rose Art Museum and sell its more than 7,000 works, including pieces by Willem de Kooning and Jasper Johns. After much criticism, the school backed off. (News & Observer)
Landscape painting shaped the direction of art for a century, then all but vanished. What happened? Mar 1, 2009
Whether it's pop masters like Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, storytellers like Jacob Lawrence and Philip Guston, or more recent standouts like Elizabeth Peyton and John Currin, America's leading painters have done their most important work in other genres. It's hard to think of a major gallery that regularly exhibits new landscape painting. (Boston Globe)
Philadelphia exhibit shows Cezanne's lasting power Feb 26, 2009
An enormous blue wedge done by Ellsworth Kelly in 2002 was inspired by his favorite Cezanne landscape dominated by a lake of similar shape, and Cezanne's iconic oil paintings of bathers hang adjacent to works of the 1950s through the '80s by modernists Jasper Johns and Brice Marden that disassembled, transfigured and synthesized the originals. "Much of what modern art is about is distillation," said curator Katherine Sachs. (Yahoo News)
Winston-Salem, N.C., is good for art lovers Feb 19, 2009
Located in the Scales Fine Arts Center at Wake Forest University, the gallery features works by Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Keith Haring. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Hundreds seek ways to keep public access to Brandeis museum Feb 11, 2009
Among the nearly 7,000 works at the Rose are paintings by Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Henri Matisse, and Andy Warhol. Reinharz said the Rose will remain open for academic purposes, although eventually it will not be a public museum. (Boston Globe)
Brandeis' Attempt to Turn Art into Assets Feb 7, 2009
Meanwhile there was the Rose, with its collection of more than 7,100 objects, including works by major American artists like Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. In 2007 the collection was assessed by the auction house Christie's to be worth around $350 million. (Time.com)
