American Graffiti
In the works that made him famous, Jasper Johns realized an ancient dream by painting things that overcame the distinction between reality and representation--numerals, for example, or targets.
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The contemporary art world, reflected in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, is themeless and heading in no identifiable direction.
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