Johns Leads Museum Acquisitions List

The Art Newspaper’s annual museum acquisitions survey reveals latest trends in museum collecting. “In 2005, the overwhelming majority of museums chose to focus on established, mid-career and post-war artists, such as Ed Ruscha and Jasper Johns, whose artistic reputations are already secured. Leading the list of most sought-after artists in 2005 is modernist giant Jasper Johns, with five museums acquiring his work.”