Jasper John’s Teapot

Kate Anderson references art history and popular culture with her knotted non-functional teapots that encourage a reconsideration of historic images by placing them in a new context. Anderson’s Jasper Johns Teapot references how Johns began to use flags and target signs in his works in the 1950s––a time when targets were strongly associated with military and firearms and the artist was gaining popularity but trying to keep his homosexuality quiet.