Jasper Johns: Regrets

This is a review article of an exhibition of paintings by American artist Jasper Johns held at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, March- September 2014, and of the accompanying catalogue, Jasper Johns: Regrets by Christophe Cherix and Ann Temkin. The review appreciates Cherix and Temkin's focus on experimentation as the vital force of Johns's art and the curators' detailed descriptions of the unique interplay of materials typical of the artist's work. The review dwells on the show's uniqueness in its capacity to illuminate the intimate connection between experiment and collaboration.