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Word: neoexpressionists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1983-1983
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...could hardly be less like the ideal clarity and openness of traditional American abstract painting. It sounds like a terrible mess, but it does not cook out that way, for two reasons. The first is the strength of Alexander's imagery; the second, his formal control. Since most neoexpressionist painting is given to conventional signs for intensity but lacks formal rigor (a gut pile without shape), Alexander's work repays inspection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Revelations of Summertime | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

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