1940s – 1960s
Abstract Expressionism
Representative work: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell
Born in postwar New York, Abstract Expressionism elevated gesture, scale, and raw emotional force above representation. Artists treated the canvas as an arena for action, chance, and psychological depth.
80 artists in the WattsOS database
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Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Abstract Expressionism artists.
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Jun 2026
1 artist from this movement
Mary Corse
Pace Gallery
Feb 2026 – Aug 2025
1 artist from this movement
Jasper Johns
Gagosian
Jan 2026 – Apr 2026
1 artist from this movement
Atsuko Tanaka, Yayoi Kusama
Paula Cooper Gallery
May 2025 – Jun 2025
1 artist from this movement
Frank Stella
Paula Cooper Gallery
Mar 2023 – Apr 2023
1 artist from this movement
Auf das Ganze achten und gegen die Tatsachen existieren
Kunsthalle Basel
Oct 2021 – Jan 2022
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Abstract Expressionism.
Movement
- Name
- Abstract Expressionism
- Period
- 1940s – 1960s
- Artists
- 80
- Wikidata
- Q47723
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