The exhibition defines Pop Abstraction as neither a style nor movement, but rather a shared sensibility among generations of artists, beginning during the 1960s. Artists in the exhibition embraced the visual language of Pop—bold, processed color and graphic cartoon-like iconography—without any nostalgia or consumer critique. Pop Abstraction revels in the inherently abstract nature of cartoons, comics, and advertising; however, its content remains personal and idiosyncratic. Whereas the artists in this exhibition have been aligned with various movements—Color Field, Pop, and Post-minimalism—they often stand on the periphery.  In many ways, this group of artists represents a kind of “unofficial school” of painters: influential, beloved by other artists, and willfully uncategorizable.

Pop Abstraction will be on view at Fredericks & Freiser (536 West 24th Street) and Garth Greenan Gallery (529 West 20th Street). The galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. For more information, please contact Andrew Freiser at (212) 633-6555 or email info@fredericksfreisergallery.com; Garth Greenan at (212) 929-1351 or email garth@garthgreenan.com or visit us online at www.fredericksfreisergallery.com.