MoMA Announces 'Abstract Expressionist New York' Installation, Open 10/3

This fall, The Museum of Modern Art will undertake a complete reinstallation of its fourth floor galleries for painting and sculpture, as well as its collection galleries for drawings and prints, to present 'Abstract Expressionist New York,' a major exhibition tracing the development of Abstract Expressionism from its auspicious beginnings in the 1940s to its seasoned maturity in the 1960s. Drawn entirely from the Museum's vast holdings of Abstract Expressionist art, the exhibition will comprise approximately 300 works in a variety of mediums by more than 30 artists, including Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Arshile Gorky, Lee Krasner, Willem De Kooning, David Smith, Joan Mitchell, and Mark Rothko. On view from October 3, 2010, through April 25, 2011, this wide-ranging presentation of paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs will underscore the achievements of a generation that catapulted New York City to the center of the international art world during the 1950s, and left as its legacy some of the twentieth century's greatest masterpieces. 'Abstract Expressionist New York' is organized by Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art.

Ms. Temkin states: "Abstract Expressionism ranks among the movements most closely associated with The Museum of Modern Art. The spirit of this occasion is to look carefully and collectively at the works made during that key moment in the history of modern art, nearly 50 years after its close, to reach a fresh understanding of this period and its influence on artistic developments during the subsequent half century."

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