Khan Academy: Ab Ex Ny: Mo Ma and Abstract Expressionism

In this video [5:13] this exhibition assembles more than 200 works of Abstract Expressionism art made honest artists in the 40s 50s and 60s; the collection of is located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

This video [3:11] discusses the importance of the two factors of scale and of gesture in abstract expressionism that are exemplified in the paintings of Franz Kline. His paintings are usually with a white background and then either only...

How much do you know about New York School abstract expressionism? Find out by answering this three-question multiple-choice quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.

In this video [3:55] learn how Franz Kline turned small sketches done on the pages of a phone book into large, gestural abstractions.

In this video [3:32] explore the complex veils of color that form Mark Rothko's abstract paintings.

In this video [3:23] take time with Ad Reinhardt's black canvases and discover the rewards of contemplation. To learn more and create your own works, take our online course Materials and Techniques of Postwar Abstract Painting. Created...

In this video [3:49] learn Barnett Newman's techniques and how he reinvented the traditional figure-ground relationship. To experiment on your own, take our online studio course Materials and Techniques of Postwar Abstract Painting....

This online museum page provides an overview of the artistic form of Abstract Expressionism.

What happens when the museum becomes a studio and the visitor becomes a collaborator? Learn more about what artists have to say, take our online course, Modern and Contemporary Art, 1945-1989.

The Artists Experiment Initiative is not exactly an artist residency project. It's an experimental approach to socially-engaged experiences that may help audiences to relate to art in different and new ways. Artists that have...