Monday Morning Modernism #12: Pollock and Abstract Expressionism

Art writer John Seed gives and overview of abstraction in the first 3/4 of the 20th century. Originally presented as a webinar for the Winslow Art Center on December 5th, 2022 this lecture includes comments on early abstraction, Abstract Expressionism and postwar abstraction. Artists mentioned include Wilma Af Klint, Jackson Pollock, Willem De Kooning, Mark Rothko, Sam Francis, Joan Mitchell, Lynne Drexler and Zao Wou-ki.