Abstract Expressionism - Tapa blanda

Surveys the American art movement through a historical overview, a gallery of over two hundred pieces, and a compilation of archival text that discuss the difficulties of defining and embracing the movement during its infancy.

Katy Siegel is Professor of Art History and Criticism at Hunter College in New York, where she specializes in post-war art. A Contributing Editor at "Artforum," where her articles have included features on Andreas Gursky, Lee Lozano and Kerry James Marshall, she has written exhibition catalogue essays for institutions including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Hannover Kunstverein. In 2006 she organized the exhibition 'High Times Hard Times: New York Painting 1967-75', which toured the United States, Mexico, Austria and Germany"