[title not known] 1967 - 1969

Editor: Here we have an untitled print by Jasper Johns. It's a small-scale work, seemingly an etching, with a series of overlapping lines and shapes. It looks pretty chaotic. What can you tell me about it? Curator: Given Johns' interest in commonplace objects and systems, let's consider the materials and processes at play. The printmaking process itself, with its multiple stages of labor and reproduction, becomes significant. How does this method challenge traditional notions of artistic originality and value? Editor: That’s a great point, how the act of printmaking itself informs the work. I hadn’t considered the implications of its reproducible nature. Thanks! Curator: Indeed. Thinking about artistic intention regarding production can open up new ways of seeing art.