Abstract art means many things. It is not as simple as a room full of gestural paintings, almost indistinguishable from one another. It varies beyond the use of linear shapes and pure geometry.
And it's true--these are abstract paintings without the heavy air of cryptic obscurity and vague profundity ... a vampire bat swooping down over a headless male nude; a giant insect crawling up a wall ...
The Museum recently obtained some prominent acquisitions that include a piece by artist Richard Diebenkorn. Diebenkorn, who is recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century, ...