Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1945-1975
On view through May 28, 2023
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
thewestmoreland.org
Comprising 52 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by 32 artists, “Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1945–1975” is the first major traveling exhibition to explore the innovation and experimentation of modern Native American art. It features work across media from advanced artists such as T. C. Cannon, George Morrison, and Fritz Scholder, and illustrates how their careers overlapped movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Pattern and Decoration, Color Field, and Hard-Edge Painting. These artists explored new forms of artistic expression by challenging stereotypical expectations of American Indians.
Find out more here: https://thewestmoreland.org/…/action-abstraction…
[Image: Alfred Young Man (Eagle Chief) (Cree), Untitled (Wall with Doorway) (detail), 1966. Oil on canvas, 61 x 54 7/8 in. MoCNA Collection, CE-9. Image courtesy of IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM]
