Jackson Pollock, One: Number 31 (1950) From a distance, the surface of the first painting displayed in the Museum of Modern Art’s exhibit on Abstract Expressionism seems like an intricate and confusing web. On closer inspection, however, an extraordinary clarity is evident, and the beauty and complexity of the poured and dripped paint hits the viewer with full force. L (...)
Art
Controlled Chaos
‘ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST NEW YORK’ AT MoMA
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