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Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous

Thank you @metmuseum for the invitation. What stayed with me most was curator David Breslin’s @davidcbreslin reminder to look beyond comparisons— to see how Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock shaped one another while developing their own distinct artistic voices.

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Thank you to @metmuseum for the private viewing and curator-led tour of Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous.

A monumental exhibition bringing together two giants of Abstract Expressionism, tracing their early experiments with figuration and Surrealism through Pollock’s grand gestural drip paintings and Krasner’s innovative collages. The final rooms follow Krasner’s artistic evolution in the 28 years following her husband’s death in 1956.

What makes this exhibition particularly compelling is that it goes beyond simply placing the two artists’ works side by side, a format that can sometimes leave Krasner’s work without the space it needs to breathe. Instead, Pollock’s monumental canvases are carefully juxtaposed with constellations of Krasner’s works.

This is a remarkable opportunity to experience Krasner’s legacy placed firmly alongside Pollock’s, in all its grandeur.

#jacksonpollock #leekrasner #pollockkrasnerfoundation #metmuseum #exhibition

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“Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous”! at the @metmuseum @metmodern on view from October 4, 2026- January 31, 2027.
Curated by: @davidcbreslin

See the full conversation on our YouTube channel.

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I love that this show doesnt ask “who is better” as so many often do with Lee Krasner & Jackson Pollock. Instead it lets us see them in their multitudes, in the life they had before eachother, and for the decades Krasner lived and painted after his death. What really got me was the galleries staged in the scale of their former Springs studio and the expansiveness of her work after he died when she moved into his old studio space (magnitudes larger than the studio she had when he lived. Pollock’s studio had been 4x the size of hers…)I’ve been back twice and will return again. The best shows leave us asking more questions than giving us answers. Thank you for this gem to us all @davidcbreslin @brinda.k Past Continuous indeed @metmuseum last slide for Krasner table of dreams

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For “Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous,” now on view at @metmuseum, curator @davidcbreslin and Brinda Kumar have brought more than 120 works together to trace the full arc of two careers that developed in constant dialogue. Rather than treating Lee Krasner as a footnote to Jackson Pollock, the exhibition asks what becomes visible when their work is seen side by side.

Watch along as Breslin takes CULTURED through the show, then head to the link in bio for @juliahalperin’s full story on how the Met is rethinking one of art history’s most mythologized partnerships.

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Congratulations @davidcbreslin for curating the show!

See the full conversation on our YouTube channel

“Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous”! at the @metmuseum @metmodern on view from October 4, 2026- January 31, 2027.

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Opening night of the amazing Krasner / Pollock show at the Met! Congrats @davidcbreslin @brinda.k @metmuseum 👏 👏 👏

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Yesterday I visited the first day preview of the much-anticipated exhibition, “Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A rich and rewarding show that I look forward to visiting multiple times during the course of it run through January 31. Many of the Kranser’s, particularly her collage paintings, feel like they were almost made today. Pretty timeless work whereas for me, some of Pollock’s drips get tangled in their ubiquitousness. His early canvases have more resonance. Get there early and give yourself some time to soak in the work of two artists that radically changed what art is and what it can be.

Masterfully curated by @davidcbreslin and @brinda.k with assistance of @cj.salapare

#pastcontinuous #pollock #krasner #metmuseum @metmuseum

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“YOU DON’T OWN ME” WAS THE ONLY POSSIBLE SOUNDTRACK.

#LEEKRASNER #JACKSONPOLLOCK #MET

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“Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous” at @metmuseum is a magnificently presented exhibition—beautifully hung and lit on colored walls or on huge plinths. I recommend going early before the holiday crush makes a contemplative experience impossible. It’s surely intended as somewhat of a corrective to elevate Krasner’s historical importance. But actually it presents a complex relationship between two artists with very different ambitions. I can’t help but fantasize the daily conversations about painting, and power struggles that must have taken place given the gender, class, and cultural convention disparities of that time. I believe that Krasner was the first woman (besides his mother!) that wasn’t afraid of him and because she was so verbally adept and sexually confident she was able to correct what must have been a socially clumsy and somewhat brutish Pollock. But Krasner’s ambition was to be accepted as an equal member by the art club whereas Pollock’s ambition was to dominate it. You can see it in Krasner’s painting, she was always trying to create something that would fit in to the highest prevailing conversation of the moment, while P wanted to completely break free of all constraints and she understood that and was drawn to it. She let Pollock have the big barn studio to himself while she made do with the upstairs bedroom, taking over the barn and spreading her wings immediately on his death. The other corrective here is to emphasize the artists’ work as a continuously evolving process rather than what one of the curators described as the “simply declarative” artwork of today. I missed a whole section of early work which I hope to correct soon. I made spreads of some paintings so they wouldn’t look so small here.

1-2 Pollock 1952
3,4 Pollock 1951
5-6 Pollock 1946
7 Krasner c 1941-3
8, 9 Krasner 1955, 1957
10-11 Pollock 1953
12-13 Krasner 1957
14-15 Pollock 1949
16, 17 Pollock and detail 1953
18, 19 Krasner and detail 1956
20 Pollock 1953

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💥☄️🔥 GAME CHANGER - This, one of the most important 20th century shows ever initiated, for the first time puts Krasner directly on a par with Pollock. The last third of the show, post Pollock's passing in 1956, is also completely dominated by huge, spectacular canvases by Krasner, making you leave the exhibition blown away by her talent and almost entirely remembering the Exhibiton due to her work rather than his. Showcasing one Krasner masterpiece after another, from the late 30's (when she was more recognised than he), through to her passing in 1984, the mix of the two geniuses also displays brilliantly how often their work was very closely tied, particularly in the 1940's.

A masterly piece of curation from @brinda.k and @davidcbreslin leads to a transformative moment for not only Krasner, but boosts the entire arena of the women of abstract expressionism.

Lenders dinner and VIP opening of Krasner/Pollock @metmuseum on Monday evening was a fantastic event. Everyone completely overwhelmed. A totally blockbuster exhibition and event 💥🌪️☄️

#krasnerpollockMet #leekrasner #krasnerpollackpastcontinuous #krasnerpollock #jacksonpollock @lee.krasner1908 @jackson_pollock

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pick your fighter: present conditional, past continuous, future indicative

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