Jasper Johns: Divide and Conquer

“Mind/Mirror,” a monumental retrospective at the Whitney Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, reveals an artist’s protean talent, changing perspectives and resiliency over six decades.

Renaissance Shield With an Afterlife in World Wars Is Returning to Europe

The Philadelphia Museum will return a 16th-century shield that scholars say was once owned by Archduke Franz Ferdinand and later taken by the Nazis.

All the World in a ‘Slice’ of Art

The newest painting by Jasper Johns was inspired by a fan letter from an astrophysicist. Here’s a first look.

Seeing Double With Jasper Johns

Two major museums teamed up for “Mind/Mirror,” only to realize they disagreed. Alike yet different, the two shows offer a revelatory look at America’s most famous living artist.

Timothy Rub Will Step Down at Philadelphia Museum of Art

As director, he oversaw Frank Gehry’s reimagining of the historic 1928 building and dealt with an institution reeling from reports of abusive behavior on the part of museum managers.

Gehry’s Quiet Interventions Reshape the Philadelphia Museum

No billowing sails of glass or glimmering titanium in the renovation of the museum’s Beaux-Arts home. Equally surprising are several new shows and the American galleries.