Abstract Expressionist New York at the AGO

Rothko

The AGO has just opened their Abstract Expressionist New York exhibition. The show is a great collection of artwork that takes the audience on a journey into the New York of the 50's post-war era.

With rooms dedicated to artists and their works, the exhibit allows for an immersive experience of some very large pieces. A room full of Mark Rothko or Barnett Newman paintings creates an entire conceptual field that is far more mesmerizing than seeing them one at a time or in a book ever could.

Newman

“Every good artist paints what he is.”

– Jackson Pollock

The exhibit is well worth the time and would justify a nice trip to Toronto. For more info click here.