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1 Minute 1 Work: Abstract No. 2
1 Minute 1 Work: Abstract No. 2
Abstract No. 2, 1947, is a deceptively intricate painting from Lee Krasner's 'Little Image' series. In this HENI Talk, Barbican Curator Eleanor Nairne unpacks the 'rhythms' of this small but lively painting.
Time Period:
20th century
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Eleanor Nairne is Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, where her exhibitions include 'Lee Krasner: Living Colour' (2019-20) and 'Basquiat: Boom for Real' (2017-18). She is a regular catalogue writer, a contributor to publications including The London Review of Books and frieze and is a former Jerwood Writer in Residence.
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