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Abstract Expressionism

Naotaka Hiro stands in front of a large, vividly colored abstract painting, his presence framed by the swirling, textured patterns behind him.

Artist Naotaka Hiro On Exploring the Unknown Self

His process turns the act of creation into performance, where the artist’s movements and repetitions become both the subject and the record of the work.
By Elisa Carollo
Four colorful abstract paintings hang in a row on a white gallery wall, each featuring layered, gestural marks in vibrant reds, oranges, yellows, and blues.

In Sydney, Julie Mehretu Challenges Our Engagement With Conflict and Devastation

The market-dominating abstractionist cloaks catastrophe in vaporous color at MCA Australia.
By Nathan Smith
Audrey Flack

Audrey Flack’s Last Words: A Tale of Success in a Sexist Art World

In 'With Darkness Came Stars' she tells her story, and that of other women artists, painfully but with the aim of inspiring others to bypass the remnants of patriarchy in the art world.
By Daniel Grant
A colorful abstract painting that looks like a nebula

One Fine Show: Janet Sobel’s Accessible Abstraction at The Menil Collection

By Dan Duray
Blue strips of metal converge in a sculpture that looks like it has wings

Abstract Expressionism in Three Dimensions: John Chamberlain at Mnuchin Gallery

By Margot Malverty

Abstract Expressionist Artist Satoru Abe Is Making Art in a Luxury Shopping Mall

By Helen Holmes

Helen Frankenthaler’s Abstract Paintings Strike a Prophetic Note at the Parrish

By Helen Holmes
Willem de Kooning's Pastorale, up for sale at Christie's in Hong Kong on November 23, 2016.

Six de Koonings Discovered in a Storage Locker—But How Do We Know They’re Real?

By Noah Charney
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