The Condition of Being Here: Drawings by Jasper Johns

by David Breslin

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300229305
• ISBN13: 9780300229301
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Menil Foundation
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.6"