Title

American masters 1940–1980.

Venues

National Gallery Of Australia (24 August 2018 – 11 November 2018)

Date

(2018)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT). Paintings; Prints; Sculptures

Curator

Ward, Lucina.

Web address

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/american-masters/

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Drawn exclusively from our outstanding collection of American art, American Masters celebrates that nation's artists from the 1940s to the 1980s. When the NGA acquired Jackson Pollock's Blue poles in 1973, at the time the most expensive American painting ever sold, our emerging collection hit the global headlines. This exhibition tells the story of the formation of our incredible American collection and includes many major works not seen together for a long time.

From Abstract Expressionism, Colour Field, Pop, Neo-Dada and Photo-Realism, to Conceptual, Land and Performance Art, American Masters examines how a generation of young Americans, inspired by European émigrés, challenged local traditions and reinvented modern art. The sensational international impact of the era's major artists is captured in masterpieces by Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Chuck Close, Donald Judd, Eva Hesse and Louise Bourgeois.

Highlights include paintings and works on paper by the New York School; Sol LeWitt's huge Wall drawing No. 380 a-d 1982, specially re-made for this exhibition; and a selection of spectacular light works by Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman, Keith Sonnier and James Turrell.

[National Gallery of Australia, media 2018].

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09 Aug 2024