The Many Lives of Jasper Johns

The Many Lives of Jasper Johns

Target, by Jasper Johns, 1961. A retrospective in Bilbao, Spain, collects decades of work by the last great living survivor of the postwar generation By James Wolcott The swoopy curves, pointy wings, and titanium sheen of Frank Gehry’s galactic Guggenheim Museum Bilbao make the perfect hangar for “Jasper Johns: Night Driver.” The retrospective, which opened yesterday, spans decades and includes hundreds of paintings, sculptures, drawings, stage …