The Met’s Past Continuous, opened October 4, places both full careers alongside each other across more than 120 works, through January 31. The exhibition begins with Lee Krasner’s 1953 collages before tracing earlier paths. She reused her own paintings and some discarded Pollock drawings; the fragments became material for compositions she authored. The arrangement makes exchange visible while preserving individual agency. Gallery 899, Met Fifth Avenue. Exhibition · Read the gallery text.
For a deeper look, the 328-page catalogue carries 238 illustrations. The Guardian’s curator conversation examines the gendered terms under which their relationship has been narrated. Read the interview.