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Abstract Expressionism
AB-strakt ek-SPRESH-un-iz-um
/ˈæbstrækt ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪzəm/Listen
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abstractexpressionism
Dictionary meaning
Post-WWII American art movement emphasizing spontaneous, subconscious expression — Jackson Pollock's drip paintings, Mark Rothko's color fields, Willem de Kooning's gestural brushwork; the first distinctly American art movement to gain international recognition; shifted the art world center from Paris to New York
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