Jasper Johns: Privileged Information

Rating:
Summary: Abandoned
Review: Abandoned? That sorry father of his went to his mothers house and stole him from the playpen which was outside. Those men could do anything and get away with it. The grandfather literally ruled the town. Big Fish in a Wee town. That's the story I heard all my life and there was no reason for mama to lie--she was on the scene at the time. The snoopy author didn't talk to enough people.

Rating:
Summary: how dare she
Review: i love jasper johns, how dare she degrade this man. is she jealous? hahaha.
i bet so.
he is one of the twelve riches artist in america. one of the twelve that gets his money. not like some good artist who dont see much of their money...
i have more to say, but dont know how to post.


Rating:
Summary: Crude Slant
Review: If you could just pick out some of the info it would be interesting; but her crude slant on everything was rather pathetic. It was like trying to see the big dipper thru a small crack in the wall of an outhouse.

Rating:
Summary: Love Johns Hate the Book
Review: The deeper I got into this book, the more I disliked it. It is an invasion of privacy...of a person who has decided to try and remain as private and secluded as he can be (which, by the way, is his right to do). I did read with interest as she helped to unravel the complexity behind his paintings, but did not find any interest in her exploration of his deeply personal life. Besides, the author has a tendency to rant and ramble for whole chapters at a time, which I found tedious to say the least. I gave the book 2 stars because I did learn a few things about Johns. But I can't really recommend the book to anyone.