 Abstract Expressionism was born from a joining of attitudes in American art and European avant-garde art, but was later rejected for its nonfigurative and seemingly egocentric character in favor of the ultra-objective phenomenon known as Pop Art.
This program examines: • Franz Kline’s C & O (1958), from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC • Helen Frankenthaler’s Mountains and Sea (1952), from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC • Willem de Kooning’s Morning: The Springs (1983), from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam • Jasper Johns’ Flag (1954), from the Museum of Modern Art, New York • Andy Warhol’s The Texan: Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg (1963), from the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Museum Ludwig, Cologne • Roy Lichtenstein’s Girl with Hair Ribbon (1965), from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (60 minutes)
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