Seeking refuge, European artists in the 1940s immigrated to North America to flee from war and the rise of tyrannical governments. Gathering in New York, the combination of old and new world ideas birthed many avant garde art movements. America’s rise to super power status after the end of World War II allowed it to broadcast its revolutionary ideas. Its artists were recognized as the center of modern art for a modern world. The fight against fascism and communism heralded in the abstract expressionist era, which celebrated individuality, freedom and personal experience. The very act [...]
