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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Johns and the Bridge Paintings
The first major departure in Johns's work in years, these "bridge" paintings are sensational. Having seen the actual paintings in San Francisco, I can attest to the general fidelity of the printed images, although the scale of the finished pieces is so vast in comparison with the book that they loose a bit in the translation of the surface textures. Richard...
Published on June 18, 2000 by LWC
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0 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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This book, like many museum publications, is a waste of tree pulp. None of the authors can write and the ideas are weak to boot. As a written work, this volume is an awful waste of time, but the new John's images are rather nice.
Published on May 24, 2000
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Johns and the Bridge Paintings,
By LWC (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jasper Johns: New Paintings and Works on Paper (Paperback)
The first major departure in Johns's work in years, these "bridge" paintings are sensational. Having seen the actual paintings in San Francisco, I can attest to the general fidelity of the printed images, although the scale of the finished pieces is so vast in comparison with the book that they loose a bit in the translation of the surface textures. Richard S. Field has written a well-reasoned explanation of some of the imagery, and Joachim Pissarro takes the interesting tack of tying the paintings references to some of Hart Crane's poetry ("The Bridge"). The work Johns has done is always extraordinary, and in some cases transcendant. It will be fascinating to see how these catenary images are absorbed into his work ahead. I recommend the book highly.
0 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Jasper Johns: New Paintings and Works on Paper (Paperback)
This book, like many museum publications, is a waste of tree pulp. None of the authors can write and the ideas are weak to boot. As a written work, this volume is an awful waste of time, but the new John's images are rather nice.
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Jasper Johns: New Paintings and Works on Paper by Gary Garrels (Paperback - Sept. 1999)
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