“I did the painting to begin with because I was asked to do a big painting for the Montreal Fair. And the American Pavilion was in a building of Bucky’s – a big dome. So that’s why I decided to do it originally. The reason I did it over was when I saw it I didn’t like it.” — Jasper Johns
Happy birthday to Jasper Johns, born on May 15, 1930. Here is Judith Wechsler and Hans Namuth’s 1990 Jasper Johns documentary, ‘Take an Object.’
Video courtesy of Arts Et Culture.