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Beyond Pollock: Krasner's Legacy Redefined
3 Oct
Summary
- Met Museum exhibition highlights Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock's intertwined artistic lives.
- Krasner's independent spirit and artistic breakthroughs are now being re-evaluated.
- The exhibition examines their marriage as a crucible for their groundbreaking art.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's fall exhibition, "Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous," opens on October 4th, aiming to reassess the careers of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock. Featuring 120 works from over 80 lenders, the show examines the profound artistic connection between the two influential artists. Despite Krasner's significant contributions and independent career, she has long been overshadowed by Pollock's fame.
The exhibition posits that Krasner and Pollock were crucial to each other's artistic development. Works like Krasner's "Birth" (1941) and Pollock's "Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)" demonstrate their individual styles and the era's artistic ferment. Krasner's journey involved breaking from her early training to find her voice, a struggle intensified by her support for Pollock and the challenges of their tumultuous marriage.
Krasner’s "Blue Level" (1955) and her barn studio work like "The Seasons" (1957) showcase her distinct, powerful style developed while living with Pollock. Her later career was marked by major retrospectives, including one in 1983, acknowledging her artistic significance. The exhibition underscores how their shared life and creative space in East Hampton profoundly shaped their groundbreaking art.
