Jasper Johns' Crosshatch Decade Explored in Gagosian Exhibition

exhibition · 2026-04-09

At Gagosian, you can check out Jasper Johns' exhibition titled 'Between the Clock and the Bed,' featuring his works from 1972 to 1982, a period defined by his use of the crosshatch pattern. The show includes various paintings, prints, and works on paper that explore the connection between the mind and body through repetition and intense compression. Johns first saw the crosshatch design on a car in 1972 and used it in his piece 'Untitled' that same year, describing it as having qualities of literalness and obsessiveness. Highlights of the exhibition are 'Corpse and Mirror' (1974), 'Weeping Women' (1975), and three pieces titled 'Between the Clock and the Bed' (1981-1982). It runs until April 24 at Gagosian, located at 980 Madison Avenue in Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Key facts

Jasper Johns' exhibition 'Between the Clock and the Bed' runs through April 24, 2026 at Gagosian
The exhibition focuses on Johns' work from 1972 to 1982, dominated by crosshatch motifs
Johns first incorporated crosshatching in 1972 after seeing the pattern on a passing car
Key works include 'Corpse and Mirror' (1974), 'Weeping Women' (1975), and three 'Between the Clock and the Bed' paintings (1981-1982)
Johns' 1954-55 painting 'Flag' used encaustic-dipped newsprint and cloth on a bedsheet
The exhibition includes paintings, works on paper, vellum, and prints
Johns' work engages with artists including Picasso, Edvard Munch, Jackson Pollock, and Willem de Kooning
The gallery is located at 980 Madison Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side

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Artists

Institutions

Gagosian
Museum of Modern Art
TIME
VAGA
Artists Rights Society (ARS)
The Wildenstein Plattner Institute
Professional Graphics
SCALA
Art Resource
Juilliard
Hyperallergic

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New York
United States
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Rockford
Illinois
Norway
Guernica
Spain
Germany

Sources

Hyperallergic — 2026-04-08