Real and Abstract: Contemporary Art from the Farnsworth
Organized to coincide with the museum's Achieving American Art lecture series at the Strand Theatre, Real and Abstract features highlights from the museum's collection of American art made after World War II. While Abstract Expressionism catapulted American art to the forefront of the world avant-garde, realism maintained a strong hold on American artists. It enjoyed a revival in the 1960s which has persisted to this day, coexisting with equally persistent strains of abstraction. The exhibition will explore this phenomenon, and will include works by Will Barnet, Jennifer Bartlett, Janet Fish, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, Sylvia Mangold, Kenneth Noland, Julian Opie, Neil Welliver, and others.
Farnsworth Art Museum
Rockland, Maine
