Franz Kline's Turbulent Times Revisited in New York Exhibitions
Two concurrent exhibitions in New York reexamine Franz Kline's work within the context of turbulent times and conflicted presents. The New York Studio School and Freedman Art present shows focusing on art about its own creation. Corbett discusses his personal and aesthetic interest in Kline's oeuvre, emphasizing the need to understand Abstract Expressionism's Americanness without reducing it to chauvinistic mythmaking or Cold War propaganda.
Key facts
- Exhibitions at New York Studio School and Freedman Art examine Franz Kline's work.
- The shows focus on art about its own creation.
- Corbett discusses his personal and aesthetic interest in Kline.
- The text calls for understanding Abstract Expressionism's Americanness properly.
- Abstract Expressionism should not be treated as chauvinistic mythmaking or Cold War episode.
- Kline's work is made in turbulent times revisited in a conflicted present.
- The exhibitions are in New York.
- The source is artcritical.com.
Entities
Artists
- Franz Kline
- Corbett
Institutions
- New York Studio School
- Freedman Art
- artcritical
Locations
- New York