Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror

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 In an unprecedented collaboration, the Whitney and the Philadelphia Museum of Art will stage an expansive retrospective of Johns’s seven-decade career across the two museums that offers a fresh take on the living legend. From his iconic flags to lesser-known and recent works, the exhibition will feature paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints—many of which are from Johns’s personal collection and will be shown publicly for the first time.

Inspired by the artist’s long-standing fascination with mirroring and doubles, each half of the exhibition will act as a reflection of the other, inviting viewers to look closely to discover the themes, methods, and coded visual language that echo across the two venues. A visit to either museum will provide a vivid chronological survey; a visit to both will offer an innovative and immersive exploration of the many phases, masterworks, and mysteries of Johns’s still-evolving career.

This exhibition is organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.