NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Jasper Johns: Reversals showcases an exceptional group of prints by Jasper Johns, one of most influential artists of the twentieth century. Known for his representations of icons of American culture like flags, targets and maps, Johns is a master printmaker whose work in print influences all aspects of his art.

“NOMA is honored to present the works of American innovator, Jasper Johns, and is grateful to Donna Perret Rosen and Benjamin Rosen for sharing these works with NOMA and our visitors,” said Susan M. Taylor, Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art. “This exhibition not only brings attention to the complexity and intricacy of the process of printmaking, but also challenges viewers to look at traditional symbols of American culture with a critical eye.”

This exhibition brings together a choice selection of the artist’s mixed media works from the 1970s through today to show how the logic of printmaking—its multiple plates, mirror images, repetitions and reversals—informs Johns’ art across media, from painting and drawing to relief sculpture and collage. In prints like Flags I, 1973 and Savarin, 1977-81, Johns reimagined familiar media and forms, and reinvented and reinterpreted customary markers of American cultural identity.

“Jasper Johns’ explorations of the methods and materials of printmaking revolutionized 20th century art, and continue to inspire artists working today,” said Katie Pfohl, NOMA’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. “NOMA is delighted to bring to New Orleans one of the first exhibitions of Johns’ work in the South, a region with special resonance for Johns’ art and life.”

Jasper Johns: Reversals is on view in the Frederick R. Weisman Contemporary Galleries from October 23, 2015 – January 31, 2016.