Now On View: Blockbuster Jasper Johns Exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Interested in experiencing an unprecedented exhibition from one of the country’s most significant living artists at an iconic Philly museum? Thought so.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has partnered with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City on Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror, simultaneous exhibitions of the famed American artist’s work on view through February 13, 2022.

  — "Usuyuki," 1982, by Jasper Johns. Encaustic on canvas (three panels), 71 × 113 3/4 in. (180.3 × 288.9 cm) overall. Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Nagano, Japan. © 2021 Jasper Johns/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

The unprecedented collaboration — the largest-ever survey of Johns’ work — chronologically shows paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and books that mirror the other musuem’s display.

The result is an immersive exhibition that itself is a study in the artist’s fascination with reflections.

Free with museum admission, Mind/Mirror is opening to rave reviews, including earning a Critic’s Pick writeup in The New York Times from art critic Holland Cotter, who calls the exhibition “monumental.”

  — "Untitled," 2014, by Jasper Johns. Unique etching on Arches Cover white paper mounted on Arches Cover white paper support: six plates, 43 1/2 × 79 1/2 in. (110.5 × 201.9 cm). Collection of the artist. Photo by Jerry Thompson. © 2021 Jasper Johns/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Want to snag buy-one-get-one-free tickets to Mind/Mirror? That’s easy: Book the Visit Philly Overnight Hotel Package. Folks who book the package can pick up buy-one-get-one-free tickets at the Independence Visitor Center to 33 Philly museums and attractions — including the Philadelphia Museum of Art — AND enjoy free hotel parking (worth up to $100 at Center City hotels), all through December 31, 2021. Not bad, huh?

Read more about the exhibition on the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s official site, and don’t miss this chance to take in 70 years of work from one of the country’s most celebrated living artists — right here in one of the world’s greatest places for 2021 (and beyond).