I was planning to continue last week’s post, but there has been too much going in recent days, so I am posting one of the Jasper Johns chapters from The Fate of a Gesture: Jackson Pollock and Postwar American Art. The chapter begins a season or two after Johns’s first solo show, which included his
I was surprised that you credited Duchamp with the urinal without mentioning the controversy involving The Baroness (Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven) and whether or not he stole the idea from her. I am curious about your opinion on this?
Most of us do feel that same sense of solitude and evasiveness with his works. I usually feel befuddled by them. Let's remember the remarkable craftsmanship and graphic skills of these works. Without such expertise, his art might seem contrived and arcane; they are so wonderfully handled.
I was surprised that you credited Duchamp with the urinal without mentioning the controversy involving The Baroness (Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven) and whether or not he stole the idea from her. I am curious about your opinion on this?
Most of us do feel that same sense of solitude and evasiveness with his works. I usually feel befuddled by them. Let's remember the remarkable craftsmanship and graphic skills of these works. Without such expertise, his art might seem contrived and arcane; they are so wonderfully handled.
Mr. Ratcliff... Once again, a home run! Great insights in bringing it all together.