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    Abstract Expressionism and its Discontents

    Abstract Expressionism and its Discontents

    Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)

    June 17-August 28, 2011


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    When in 1946 New Yorker critic Robert Coates identified an expressive, gestural and subjective approach towards abstract painting in American art, he inadvertently gave the name to a style popularly known as “Abstract Expressionism.” Never a formal movement, the elements he and others identified in Abstract Expressionism were present in the work of mid-century figure painters and abstract artists alike. This installation explores the work of diverse artists who identified with the Abstract Expressionist label, and others who rejected it and its underlying premises despite adopting techniques learned from its core practitioners.


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      • Venue Info

        Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)

        118 & 128 N. Broad Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19102

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        Admission to Special Exhibitions
        (includes the Permanent Collection)

        Adults $15
        Senior (60+) and Students with I.D. $12
        Youth ages (13 - 18) $12
        Child (12 and under, excluding groups) FREE

        Morris Gallery exhibitions and the ground floor of the Historic Landmark Building are FREE!
        Admission to the Permanent Collection

        Adults $10
        Senior (60+) and Students with I.D. $8
        Youth ages (13 - 18) $8
        Child (12 and under, excluding groups) FREE

        Info Phone: 215.972.2013

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 17-August 28, 2011

        Times:

        Tuesday-Saturday @ 10 am-5 pm
        Sunday @ 11 am-5 pm

         

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