All this year, the Parrish Art Museum has been paying tribute to the semiquincentennial of the nation with “Parrish USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” a series of exhibitions that reflect the history of the country through the artists and the work that have helped define it.
Beginning this week, modern art takes center stage when the museum opens “Abstract Expressionism: The East End, 1940 to Today.” The exhibition, which runs September 26 through February 14, examines the East End’s strong influence on the rise of Abstract Expressionism and the subsequent abstract movements that have continued to define the genre.
Centered on the theme of “liberty,” this exhibition explores the role of creative and artistic freedom in the development of the movement and its continuing influence today. It also highlights many of the women artists who helped establish and expand Abstract Expressionism.
—Annette Hinkle, 27 East