Works Of American Legend Jasper Johns On Display At Tampa Museum

TAMPA, FL — As the Fourth of July approaches, the Tampa Museum of Art is inviting residents to check out the works of one of the 20th century's most significant American artists.

In honor of the artist’s 90th birthday, the Tampa Museum of Art has brought the iconic works of Jasper Johns to Tampa in an exhibition titled "An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960-2018."

When Johns’ paintings of flags and targets debuted in 1958, they brought him instant acclaim and established him as a critical link between abstract expressionism and pop art. In the ensuing 60 years, Johns has continued to astonish viewers with the beauty and complexity of his paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints.

The Tampa Museum of Art will present "An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960–2018," an exhibition organized by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis through Sept. 5.

In honor of the artist’s 90th birthday, "An Art of Changes" surveys six decades of Johns’s practice in printmaking, highlighting his experiments with familiar, abstract and personal imagery that play with memory and visual perception in original ways.

The exhibition features some 90 works in intaglio, lithography, woodcut, linoleum cut, screen printing and lead relief—all drawn from the Walker’s comprehensive collection of the artist’s prints.

Organized in four thematic sections, "An Art of Changes" follows Johns as he revises and recycles key motifs over time, including his signature imagery of flags, targets and maps.

For tickets and information, visit the museum's website or call 813-274-8130. Located at 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, the Tampa Museum of Art is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.