Jasper Johns

Happy Birthday, Jasper Johns!

Posted 05.15.2012

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Today is the birthday of Jasper Johns, the prolific contemporary artist and master of the familiar. Most famous for his depictions of the American fla...

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The 'Big Break' and an Artist Who Knew How to Use It

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Leo Castelli, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Hubbard Art Award, The Business of Art, Dean Mitchell, Artists Big Break, Professional Artists, Arts News

When a big break comes in an artist's career, will that person realize it, or know how to take advantage of it?

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How A Seasoned Contemporary Artist Handles Herself

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Deleuze, Andy Warhol, Elaine Sturtevant, Moderna Museet, Michel Foucault, Cybernetics, Sturtevant, Female Artists, Jasper Johns, Slidepollajax, Repetition, Video, Arts News

Elaine Sturtevant made her controversial artistic debut in 1965 when she showed an exhibition of replicates of Andy Warhol's silkscreen floral prints ...

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Paradise Notwithstanding: This Artweek.LA (December 5-11, 2011)

Bill Bush | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Alberto Vargas, Lisa Adams, Jim Evans, Richard Duardo, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Olivia DeBerardinis, Jasper Johns, Pippa Garner, Arts News

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'Artists For Haiti' In Depth

Alexander Adler | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Charity Auction, Art, David Zwirner, Art Auctions, Haiti, Auction, Jasper Johns, Gagosian Gallery, Arts News

Early in September, David Zwirner opened its doors to preview "Artists for Haiti," an upcoming benefit auction at Christie's sponsored by the dealer a...

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Beeswax Art Exhibit Opens At McLean Project For The Arts

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Art Openings, Virginia, National Gallery, Art, DC Events, Encaustics, Virginia Events, Georgia Nassikas, Mclean, Jasper Johns, DC News

McLean artist Georgia Nassikas has an exhibit opening Thursday night at the McLean Project for the Arts. The exhibit is in MPA's Ramp Gallery, and run...

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How LA Grew Its Art

Tom Teicholz | Posted 11.15.2011

"Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980" makes the case for the many ways in which Los Angeles has been a partner, catalyst and home to a unique, prolific and influential artistic vision.

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The 30 Harshest Artist-On-Artist Insults In History

flavorwire.com | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Funny, Artist Insults, Art, Takashi Murakami, Salvador Dali, Funny Videos, Leonardo Da Vinci, Flavorwire, Jasper Johns, UK Arts, Arts News

Our recent author-on-author, filmmaker-on-filmmaker and musician-on-musician insults have proved that creative folk are only human, and occasionally e...

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WATCH: Chuck Close On Corruption In The Art Market

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Chuck Close Portraits, Kate Moss, Phillip Glass, Roy Lichtenstein, UK Arts, Chuck Close Interview, Chuck Close, Art, Video, Brad Pitt, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra, Chuck Close Video, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Jasper Johns, Arts News

Chuck Close is well known for his photorealistic portraits, and as an artist with numerous parties vying for control of his work, he is in a unique po...

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2011's Top 10 Moments In Art, So Far

The Huffington Post | Analise Roland | Posted 09.17.2011

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Since we've made it halfway through 2011, we thought we'd take a look back at the art moments that have defined this year so far. From the defacing of...

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Rose Art Museum Collection Saved

The Huffington Post | Sydney Edelist | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Boston, Willem De Kooning, Controversy, Art News, Art Controversy, Richard Serra, Roy Lichtenstein, Cindy Sherman, Art Collection, Brandeis University, Jasper Johns, Rose Art Museum, Morris Louis, Arts News

The legal battle over Brandeis University's Rose Art Museum's collection is finally over. According to reports published Thursday morning, the univers...

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Choice Nuggets Found in Leo Castelli Archives

Daniel Grant | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Leo Castelli, Archives of American Art, Richard Serra, Robert Rauschenberg, Calvin Thomkins, Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Count Panza, Ed Ruscha, James Rosenquist, John Chamberlain, Jasper Johns, Ileana Sonnabend, E.P. Richardson, Arts News

The Castelli Gallery was perhaps the most prominent commercial venue for art in the world, starting from the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s.

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Minneapolis, Not New York, to Get Merce Cunningham Dance Company Collection

Debra Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Walker Arts Center, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Arts News

The 150-object Merce Cunningham Dance Company collection of set pieces, costumes and painted drops created for the visionary choreographer by leading artists, designers and musicians finally has a home.

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Painters Painting: From Abstract Expressionism to Pop

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.25.2011

Imagine going back in time to an era in art history, talking to the artists themselves at work in their studios and hearing first-hand what their concerns, processes and influences are.

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President Obama Presents Medal Of Freedom To Jasper Johns

WSJ | Alexandra Cheney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Among the politicians and investors, contemporary artist Jasper Johns received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at The White House Tuesday afternoon....

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AUCTION ART: 2010's Record Breaking Auction Highlights | Warhol, Picasso, Giacometti

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Artfixdaily, Art, Pablo Picasso, Slidepollajax, Christie's, Alberto Giacometti, Jasper Johns, Jane Austen, Audubon, Recession, Art Auctions, Pride and Prejudice, Arts News

(From: ArtFixDaily) Exceptional beauty, rarity, and historical significance are among the factors that drive collectors to compete furiously for art, ...

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Art Production Fund Towels Add Spice to Miami Basel's Poolside Experience

Doreen Remen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doreen Remen, Tracey Emin, Jasper Johns, Art Basel Miami Beach, Sotheby's, Art Production Fund, The Standard Spa, Arts News

Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual art fair and revelry that passes through Miami in early December means different things to different people. To me, it means art, sun, and fun.

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Hide/Seek and Don't Ask Don't Tell

Alison Teal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Studies, Harlem, Romaine Brooks, Washinton D.C, Berkeley Art Museum, Thomas Eakins, Smithsonian, Sean Penn, Robert Rauschenberg Artist, Gay Art, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Andy Warhol, Photographers, Lesbian Art, National Portrait Galley, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ellen Degeneres, David C Ward, Camouflage Self Portraits, Walt Whitman, Corcoran-Gallery-of-Art, Jasper Johns, Carl Van Vechten, Jonathan Katz, Gay Issues, Annie Leibovitz, Arts News

In today's Washington, we find ourselves looking to the Portrait Gallery for leadership, not our elected officials.

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Pedigree and Promise in 50 Years At Pace

Dorothy Spears | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Rothko, Alberto Giacometti, Jasper Johns, Arne Glimcher, Pace Gallery, Willem De Kooning, Pablo Picasso, Lucas Samaras, Jean Dubuffet, Thomas Nozkowski, Arts News

By now the New York artworld has pretty much reduced the Dan Colen show at Larry Gagosian's 24th Street gallery in Chelsea to a cynical attempt to mar...

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AUCTION NEWS: Round-Up Of Christie's Record Auctions In 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Art Auction, Christie's Auction House, Slideshow, Post War and Contemporary Art, Art Auctions, Pablo Picasso, Alberto-Giacometti, Asian Art, Christie's, Gustav Klimt, Jasper Johns, Amedeo Modigliani, Arts News

The art market has spoken: the first half of 2010 has been a success for Christie's. Worldwide sales have been up 46% compared to the same period last...

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Saluting the Met's Gay Gala!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Few places are as influential as art museums. Filled with revered treasures, they help to define for us notions of beauty and significance that can transform our lives.

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Locked Into Now

Rebecca Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Ed Kienholz, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Elsa Longhauser, Roy Lichtenstein, Irving Blum, Contemporary Art, Jasper Johns, Betty Asher, Arts News

Whether it's the charm of his candor, the confidence exuded by his high pitch, his witty intonation or simply his overall prosody, there's something about Irving Blum that captivates his audience.

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The Kids' Table at Leo's

Dorothy Spears | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Annie Cohen-Solal, Art Dealer, Contemporary Art, Leo Castelli, Biography, Kathleen Turner, Body Heat, Claude Berri, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, Ileana Sonnabend, David Salle, Sandra Bernhard, Larry Gagosian, Arts News

I first heard about Leo & His Circle, Annie Cohen-Solal's ambitious, but bizarrely unfocused, biography of the art dealer Leo Castelli, two summers ago, when I was sipping Campari with Leo's son.

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7 Alternatives to the Stock Market

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the market zooming up and down like a demented bobbin, people who have money are looking for places to put it. As a public service, I inform them of some good places.

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Jasper Johns' 'Flag' Nets Record $28.6M; Painting Sold By Author Michael Crichton's Estate

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Jasper Johns' seminal work "Flag" from the collection of the late best-selling author Michael Crichton sold for $28.6 million at a Ne...

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