There is a lot of attention on the women of Abstract Expressionism, with the two major exhibits featuring them. Joan Mitchell has been getting the attention that she has sometimes been denied. The piece at the Anderson of hers is the first I ever saw, but it was the two pieces at the SFMoMA that really moved me. The massive piece that greets you as you enter the AbEx segment (I'm sorry, Approaching American Abstraction: The Fisher Collection) is a wonderful entry into the Abstract Expressionism vein, with the entry being so striking. It's a gorgeous Mitchell, but it is framed by the doorway and makes it perfect!
The other Mitchell, smaller, slightly denser, and the power of this one is in that density. It's not messy, but the sense of control is the kind of control that is far-flung. I love these works!
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