Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous

Abstract expressionists Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in dialogue across decades.

Why go

This is the first major New York exhibition in over 20 years devoted to either artist, and the first to examine their full careers together as equals rather than through the lens of Pollock's fame. The show rebalances a canonical narrative that historically eclipsed Krasner's contributions to modernism.

What to expect

Over 120 paintings, works on paper, and ephemera organized into 12 chapters spanning the 1930s through each artist's final works. Some galleries present the artists together to reveal resonances; others showcase them independently, with landmark works including Krasner's Composition (1949) and The Seasons (1957), and Pollock's Lavender Mist (1950)

Things to know

• Krasner (1908–1984) and Pollock (1912–1956) met as emerging artists in 1941, married in 1945, and moved to Springs, Long Island until his de
• Krasner trained under Hans Hofmann and drew from European avant-garde masters including Picasso, Matisse, and Mondrian; Pollock studied with
• Pollock's breakthrough was the drip technique, which flourished from 1946 to 1951; Krasner's practice was typified by ceaseless explorations
• Pollock's reputation historically eclipsed Krasner's, but today both are recognized as central to mid-20th-century art innovations and Abstr
• The exhibition draws from The Met's collection and over 80 U.S. and international lenders including MoMA, the Whitney, Tate, and Centre Pomp