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Jasper Johns GRAY

Jasper Johns GRAY

Jasper Johns (American, b. 1930), one of today’s most acclaimed and influential artists, is rarely considered in relation to monochromatic art. Yet single-color experimentations have figured prominently in his production since 1955, and within that significant subset of his work, the majority of monochromes are gray. In fact, every one of his iconic, serialized forms has been articulated in gray. In conjunction with the exhibition Jasper Johns: Gray, this catalogue, spanning Johns’s full career, examines this singular preoccupation, presenting a revolutionary new understanding of and appreciation for the artist as an accomplished tonalist.

The volume features paintings, sculptures, drawings, lithographs, silk-screens, etchings, and aquatints—created in a wide array of gray media—as well as recent works published for the first time.  Anchoring this essential publication are compelling essays which enrich our perspective on this prolific artist’s entire oeuvre.

320 pages with 275 color illustrations. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2" x 1 1/4..  The hardcover is covered in buckram and the soft cover is gray paper with a vellum cover.

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