The Persistence of Pollock

May 3–July 28, 2012

Co-organized by the museum’s director, Helen A. Harrison, and art historian Bobbi Coller, the exhibition will feature works that reflect Pollock’s powerful impact and attest to his continued presence as a reference for contemporary artists. The featured artists are Janine Antoni, Robert Arneson, Lynda Benglis, Mike Bidlo, Arnold Chang, François Fiedler, Joe Fig, Red Grooms, Ray Johnson, Vik Muniz, Alfonso Ossorio, Norman Rockwell and Lee Ufan. A fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by Dr. Coller is available for download here »

Janine Antoni performing Loving Care, 1992. Video. Lent by the artist, courtesy of Luhring Augustine Gallery.

Norman Rockwell, The Connoisseur, 1962. Magazine cover. Pollock-Krasner House collection.

Arnold Chang studying Jackson Pollock's Number 10, 1949, at the Boston Museum of Fine Art, in preparation for Brushwork Study for Reorienting Pollock, 2008.

Red Grooms, Jackson in Action, 1997. Three-dimensional lithogaph. Lent by Marborough Gallery.

Ray Johnson, Jackson Pollock (Recipes), 1973. Collage. Lent by Richard L. Feigen & Co.