Untitled, 1999.
Awkward and self-absorbed doesn’t sound like a hot date, and many people find late Johns hard to love. But Walker curator Joan Rothfuss—along with art historians Richard Shiff and Victor Stoichita in the catalogue—has made the best case for this opaque and reflexive work. Look for never-before-exhibited work from the artist’s collection as well as new paintings—they might just win you over.
Nov. 9–Feb. 14; Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, Mar. 7, 2004–May 30, 2004; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, July 10, 2004–Sept. 19, 2004; Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, Oct. 7, 2004–Jan. 2, 2005.
