Powers Art Center unveils ‘Jasper Johns: a whole can be only a part’

Powers Art Center unveils ‘Jasper Johns: a whole can be only a part’

The Powers Art Center in Carbondale will debut a new exhibition, “Jasper Johns: a whole can be only a part,” on Dec. 2. The show runs through Oct. 31, 2026.  The exhibit features Jasper Johns’ work in alphabetical order, offering his artistic approach across six decades. Recurring motifs including flags, targets, numbers, and maps, are structural systems he was drawn to, much like the alphabet. He used it as a subject for three prints, six paint…