The Met puts a modern artist front and center (and there's some Jackson Pollock, too)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting a new exhibition titled 'Past Continuous' that highlights the work of Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner alongside her husband, Jackson Pollock. The show aims to re-evaluate Krasner's artistic contributions and independence within their relationship.
Why it matters
The exhibition serves as a cultural correction, elevating the profile of a female artist who was historically overshadowed by her more famous male counterpart.
There's a new blockbuster show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Past Continuous features two artists: Jackson Pollock, with many of his instantly recognizable "drip" paintings, and Lee Krasner, an artist often overshadowed by Pollock, who was her husband. But in this major exhibition, Krasner is finally getting her due — and on her own terms.
This gargantuan show is replete with Pollock's greatest hits, the giant, frozen dances of paint splashed on canvas that have become iconic. But this exhibition of more than 120 works (74 from Krasner, and 48 from Pollock) reveals Krasner as an Abstract Expressionist titan, too.
One of the first works that catches your eye is a 1955 Krasner collage.
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