The Conversation

Abstract Expressionism: how New York overtook Europe to become the epicentre of Western art

João Florêncio receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. He is affiliated with the Labour Party. A new exhibition, Abstract Expressionism, opens at London’s Royal Academy this ...
Hyperallergic

A Women’s History of Global Abstraction

LONDON — In 2016–17, the Royal Academy mounted a blockbuster Abstract Expressionism show featuring many of the heavy hitters long recognized by art history: Pollock, Rothko, Still, de Kooning, etc.
Hyperallergic

Finally, an Exhibition Devoted to the Women of Abstract Expressionism

The paradigm of the “overlooked female artist” is both a cliché and a truth. We all know the art market is unceasingly hungry, and previously sidelined women artists are the perfect food. But that ...
Long Island Press

Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered at Nassau County Museum of Art

The bold artistic movement that made New York the center of the art world in the 1950s gets the exposure it deserves when the Nassau County Museum of Art hosts AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ...
PBS

I. An Introduction to Abstract Expressionism

Students will learn about several Abstract Expressionists and identify the ways in which they use color, line and form to express themselves. Objectives: Students will be able to understand the ...