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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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1 Minute 1 Work: Palingenesis, 1971
A sensuous vision of kelly green and hot pink, take a closer look at Lee Krasner's Palingenesis (1971).
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What is: Abstract Expressionism?
What does an Abstract Expressionist painting look like? Eleanor Nairne unpacks some of the aspects of this divergent movement.
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Go Crystal Tears: The Art of Melancholy
A survey into why and how artists have portrayed the melancholic throughout art history, with accompanying lute music.
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A sensuous vision of kelly green and hot pink, take a closer look at Lee Krasner's Palingenesis (1971).
4:23
What does an Abstract Expressionist painting look like? Eleanor Nairne unpacks some of the aspects of this divergent movement.
25:39
A survey into why and how artists have portrayed the melancholic throughout art history, with accompanying lute music.
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