Frank Stella, Empress of India II, 1968, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum.
Arthur M. Sackler Museum @ 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Jennifer Quick, PhD candidate, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University, and Agnes Mongan Curatorial Intern, Harvard Art Museums
This gallery talk, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Jasper Johns / In Press: The Crosshatch Works and the Logic of Print, will consider Johns’ screenprint Usuyuki (1981) and its relationship to American conceptual art. It will focus on the key role of printmaking in the development of conceptual art strategies, as evident in the work of Johns as well as that of his contemporaries, such as Frank Stella and Sol Le Witt.
Free with price of admission. Admission is free to MA residents with valid ID on Saturdays before noon.
Gallery talks are informal and include discussion. Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early.