Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki - Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Placing iconic names such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Andy Warhol in conversation with artists from diverse backgrounds, the exhibition offers a broad and inclusive overview of recent American art. Showcased in Pop to Present are abstract paintings, vibrant Pop canvases and hyper-detailed photorealist compositions along with Minimalist sculptures, richly textured pieces inspired by craft and domestic traditions, and contemporary figurative works that explore timely questions of identity, power and representation.

Artists include Benny Andrews, Thornton Dial, Roslyn Drexler, Elaine de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Philip Guston, Barkley L. Hendricks, Norman Lewis, Virgil Ortiz, Howardena Pindell, Jackson Pollock, Martin Puryear, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Mark Rothko, Kiki Smith, Clyfford Still, and Andy Warhol.