Lee Krasner spent years being introduced as“Jackson Pollock’s wife.”A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is making sure that changes.“Past Continuous”features 74 works by Krasner alongside 48 by Pollock, positioning her as a force in Abstract Expressionism in her own right.
The show includes“Bald Eagle,”a 1955 collage Krasner created by cutting up discarded Pollock drip paintings and reassembling them into something entirely new. It’s a stunning example of her willingness to reinvent her style every few years, something Met curators say made her endlessly fascinating. After Pollock’s death in 1956, Krasner moved into his barn studio and produced some of her brightest, most ambitious work.
Krasner also had serious business chops. When she sold Pollock’s“Autumn Rhythm”to the Met, she negotiated a price more than triple the original ask. The exhibition runs until January 31. If you’ve ever been told you’re living in someone else’s shadow, this one’s for you. Which overlooked artist would you want to see get this kind of moment?
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