Malibu’s Eli Broad, one of the most prolific and important modern art collectors around, is sharing his treasures with the world. His Broad Museum has drawn huge crowds since the day it opened. Currently on view and worth the drive is “Jasper Johns: Something Resembling Truth.”
It’s billed as six decades of work by an iconic American artist. Every piece is an eye-opening talking point.
Jasper Johns is probably best known for his whimsical red, white and blue takes on Old Glory.
A landmark exhibition, “Jasper Johns: Something Resembling Truth” features more than 120 extraordinary paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings by one of America’s greatest artists. Featuring signature works from the Broad collection with loans from more than 50 international public and private collections, the Broad’s presentation marks the first comprehensive survey of Jasper Johns in Southern California in more than 50 years. A collaboration with the Royal Academy in London, the exhibition traces the evolution of the artist’s six-decade career through a series of thematic chapters, encompassing the full range of Johns’ materials, motifs and techniques.
The Broad is a contemporary art museum founded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler, the museum offers free general admission and presents an active program of rotating temporary exhibitions and innovative audience engagement. The Broad is home to more than 2,000 works of art in the Broad collection, which is among the most prominent holdings of postwar and contemporary art worldwide.
The 120,000-square-foot building, which looks like a giant crate, features two floors of gallery space and is the headquarters of The Broad Art Foundation’s worldwide lending library, which has been loaning collection works to museums around the world since 1984. Since opening in September 2015, The Broad has welcomed more than 1.8 million visitors.
So get your mod on this spring. The exhibit runs through May 13.