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Though Jasper Johns is probably most famous for the now-iconic flag paintings he made during the 1950s, he continues to produce great paintings today. This latest body of work--first shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art--dates to the very late '90s. And this beautifully produced exhibition catalog offers readers a glimpse at and insight into the work called the Bridge series. There is a loneliness to these paintings, with their dark palette and single strings of color set against expansive gray spaces. The solitary strings allude to the cables of suspension bridges and hang in front of the pictures with a swooped, gravity-induced curve. The dark, mysterious quality of the canvasses is brightened somewhat by details like that of a harlequin's diamond pattern painted in muted colors. Childhood imagery appears here, too--a dragon figure from a long ago Halloween, for one. Though at first glance these moody, memory-imbued paintings seem very different from much of the painter's other work, Johns's trademark themes are not entirely absent. His predilection for playing up the sculptural elements of painting is evident in the pieces of wood framing he's attached to these and the illusion of painted wood framing around the edges of the works. While the Bridge series works represent something of a departure for Johns, the paintings maintain a strong connection to the motifs he's investigated throughout his career. This is a meditative and fascinating art book experience. [86 pages, 13 full-color plates, 15 black-and-white illustrations] --J.P. Cohen ... Read more

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Johns and the Bridge Paintings
The first major departure in Johns's work in years, these "bridge" paintings are sensational. Having seen the actual paintings in San Francisco, I can attest to the general fidelity of theprinted images, although the scale of the finished pieces is so vast incomparison with the book that they loose a bit in the translation of thesurface textures. Richard S. Field has written a well-reasoned explanationof some of the imagery, and Joachim Pissarro takes the interesting tack oftying the paintings references to some of Hart Crane's poetry ("TheBridge"). The work Johns has done is always extraordinary, and in somecases transcendant. It will be fascinating to see how these catenary imagesare absorbed into his work ahead. I recommend the book highly.

One to miss
This book, like many museum publications, is a waste of tree pulp.None of the authors can write and the ideas are weak to boot.As a written work, this volume is an awful waste of time, but the new John's images arerather nice. ... Read more

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. And then some. Between 1954 and 1960, Jasper Johns developed his well-known repertory of flat images, including flags, targets, alphabets, words, maps, and numbers--subjects drawn not from popular culture so much as from human consciousness. His explorations of these familiar symbols drew attention to how reality is represented through such visual signs, and how we interpret them. This exhibition catalogue accompanies the first show to concentrate in depth on a single subject by Johns--Numbers--and it brings together painting, drawing, collage, and printmaking from all periods of his career, focusing on the years between 1955 and 1979. Included are an in-depth essay by curator Roberta Bernstein, who has written extensively on Johns, color plates of all the works in the exhibition, illustrations of other important works, and a list of all works by Johns on the subject, organized by theme.

Essays by Roberta Bernstein and Carter E. Foster. ~Foreword by Katharine Lee Reid.

Paperback, 11.5 x 10 in./96 pgs / 134 color. ... Read more

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Terrific Exhibition Catalog
I saw this show at LACMA and wanted this catalog but it was way too expensive for me - especially for a softbound.The numbers show helped me understand Johns' wonderfully logical, creative, individualistic, lovingly obsessive world.While the printed photos are miles away from the flesh of the encaustic and layered torn papers, it keeps his inspirational pieces close at hand. Yes, it is a must for you. ... Read more

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Publisher: [Edmonton] : H.R. LeaverSubjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Spectacular 20th Century Collection
Shows the works of the 5 prominent American Artist of the late 20th century ... Read more

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Exhibition catalogue ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Jasper Johns' Favorites
These are works Johns selected for his own collection. Beautifully photographed with an intelligent commentary in English and German, this book is an elegant introduction to the full sweep of Johns' ouevre.

About the works themselves, what can one say? His originality; his passionate engagement with the concepts and materials. Johns sets the high watermark for modern art making over the past 50 years.

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: G. P. Putnam's sons in 1920 in 151 pages; Subjects: England; Murderers; History / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; True Crime / Murder / General; ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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