Tuesday, January 6, 2009

action abstraction

On New Year's Eve, I joined Beth and Tom for a tour of the current exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum Action/Abstraction. Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940–1976 is the first major U.S. exhibition to reconsider Abstract Expressionism in over 20 years.
My favorite painting was Jasper Johns Numbers in Color (shown here). The interactive portion of the exhibit was also quite fun and I left many messages for and about Beth and Tom.
I am excited to also join the SLAM as a Sustaining Member, which will allow for reciprocal memeberships across the country at art museums including: The Art Institute of Chicago and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
Go see this exhibit today. Don't wait too long, it ends on January 11th.

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