The Condition of Being Here

The Condition of Being Here

David Breslin • Yale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300229305 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300229301 · 2018

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Further Details Title: The Condition of Being Here Condition: New Description: Arguably the most important living artist in America, Jasper Johns (b. 1930) has been a leading advocate of drawing as an artistic genre in its own right, not just a preparatory medium for other works. This catalogue brings together 41 of Johns’s drawings, spanning more than 60 years of his illustrious career and, beginning in 1954, the origin of his mature practice. It encompasses his most famous recurring motifs, including flags, targets, and numbers, and an essay by David Breslin contextualizes this reiterative aspect of Johns’s career. Exquisite reproductions and large-scale details reveal the touch and process of this master draftsman, imparting to the reader a feeling of being in close contact with the artist himself. As this intimate book shows, Johns’s art, at once simple and enigmatic, is above all a meditation on the world around him, a constant investigation of what he calls “the condition of being here.” Distributed for The Menil Collection Exhibition Schedule: The Menil Collection, Houston (11/03/18–01/27/19) Author: David Breslin EAN: 9780300229301 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780300229301 Item Height: 241mm Item Length: 191mm Item Weight: 499g Language: English ISBN-10: 0300229305 Genre: Arts & Photography Publisher: Yale University Press Release Date: 10/16/2018 Subtitle: Drawings by Jasper Johns Series: Menil Drawing Institute Series Topic: Sports & Hobbies Release Year: 2018 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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