Royal Academy show expands Abstract Expressionist canon

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has assembled the first major exhibition of Abstract Expressionism in the UK in almost six decades, comprising more than 150 paintings, sculptures and photographs. Simply titled Abstract Expressionism, the show includes works by the biggest namesJackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothkoas well as lesser-known contemporaries such as Sam Francis and Minor White.
It aims to revise some common ideas about the movement and to re-evaluate labels that have divided a