ART EXHIBITIONS Tickets are $10 • No charge for Four Arts members
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Don’t miss Charles and Jackson Pollock Charles and Jackson Pollock brings together, for the first time, art by two brothers: Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), the most famous and arguably most important American painter of the 20th century, and Charles (1902-1988), his eldest brother, whose career and reputation are less well-known. The exhibition is cocurated by Four Arts President & CEO Philip Rylands and Otto Hübner, and underwritten by members of the exhibition’s eponymous Leadership Committee. Jackson Pollock’s gestural drip painting became the prototype of what Harold Rosenberg would call “Action Painting” and the hallmark of Abstract Expressionism, the first American avant-garde of international influence. This exhibition features around 25 works of Jackson Pollock, revealing a side of the artist little known to the general public through paintings, drawings, his sole surviving sculpture, and a wide selection of prints. “The prints, drawings, and pages from a sketch notebook reveal more of his inner workings,” said Rebecca A. Dunham, The Four Arts’ head of fine arts and curator. “You can see him working out ideas before implementing them in a finished artwork. Most people know of Jackson Pollock from his drip paintings, but this exhibition touches upon other aspects of his life and his creative family.” Charles took up painting and drawing at the age of 15, fascinating his four younger
Charles Pollock, Untitled [Post-Rome], Blue Green Black, 1964, oil on canvas, 60 by 60 in. Courtesy american contemporary art GALLERY, Munich. © Charles Pollock Archives, Paris
Charles and Jackson Pollock ON DISPLAY Now through Sunday, March 28 Esther B. O’Keeffe Building, 102 Four Arts Plaza DAYS AND TIMES Monday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - open to Four Arts members only: 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.
Charles and Jackson Pollock is curated by Philip Rylands, President of The Society of the Four Arts, and Otto Hübner, and is organized by The Four Arts.
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