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A fresh look at the painting and sculpture that transformed the art world in the years after World War II. Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976 features over fifty key works of postwar art, revealing the cultural and intellectual framework of Abstract Expressionism, the movements that followed it, and popular culture's fascination with the art and artists of the period.

On view May 4 - September 21, 2008 | More about the exhibition
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	Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) Convergence, 1952 Oil on canvas 93 1/2 x 155 in. (237.5 x 393.7 cm) Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1956 © 2008 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Highlights

Music classes for kids ages 1-4
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The New York Jewish Film Festival
Now accepting submissions for 2009
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Off the Wall: Artists at Work
artists' interviews, digital artwork & more
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Children's birthday parties
As wonderful as our art! more

Travel with The JM
Greece, Portugal, Indochina and Peru more

Fall 2008 Docent Class
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Now on View

Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976
May 04, 2008 - September 21, 2008
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Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered
March 16, 2008 - August 03, 2008
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Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey
Permanent Exhibition
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Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces
October 14, 2007 - June 15, 2009
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Oil/Water—Mother/Daughter: Video and Photography by Mor Arkadir
March 09, 2008 - June 22, 2008
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Pomegranate: A Video by Ori Gersht
March 09, 2008 - June 22, 2008
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Events

Daytime Lecture Series:
What is Abstract Expressionism?
Tuesday, May 13, 11:30 am
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Educator Workshop
From Jackson Pollock to Andy Warhol: Understanding Modern Art
Tuesday, May 13, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
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Access Educator Workshop
Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976
Wednesday, May 14, 4:00 pm
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