Jasper Johns Marks Time
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John Yau once remarked to Jasper Johns that the materials he uses — newsprint, hot wax, bedsheets — must be a conservator’s nightmare. “Yes,” Johns responded. “It’s falling apart, just like me.” Timed to an exhibition at Gagosian focusing on his work from the 1970s, Yau meditates on the ironic, decisive, and groundbreaking work of this giant of American art in a must-read piece today. For all that Johns accomplished, Yau writ
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