The Story of Art: What Is Art Anyway? Abstract Expressionism & Pop Art

Bassam Freiha Art Foundation’s monthly lecture series, led by Dr Michaela Watrelot, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions, continues with that moment in the twentieth century when artists began to radically challenge traditional ideas of art, authorship, and meaning. In the aftermath of World War II, some artists turned inward, using movement and emotion to create deeply personal works; others embraced mass media and consumer culture as subjects for art itself. Through the works of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and other influential figures, the lecture will examine how Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art transformed the relationship between art and everyday life.