Lee Krasner

In the third and final episode of our series of contemporary artists’ responses to Lee Krasner, we talk to artist Jadé Fadojutimi to hear about the impact Krasner's work has had on her as an artist particularly their connection over colour. 

Poet Anita Barton-Williams performs her piece Dear Lee, inspired by Lee Krasner's life and art

In our brief history of the Abstract Expressionist movement, we write Lee Krasner back in to art history and explore how the turbulence of New York in the 1940s led to the vibrant and energetic art movement that put New York at the centre of the art world. 

In the second of a series of three videos exploring contemporary artists’ responses to our Lee Krasner exhibition, artist Flora Yukhnovich talks to Katy Hessel (founder of The Great Women Artists) about her practice and what Krasner’s work means to her

We meet artist Chantal Joffe in her studio as she talks to Katy Hessel (founder of The Great Women Artists) about Lee Krasner's life, her paintings and what this new exhibition of her works mean for her.

A key figure in American art, Krasner's energetic works reflect the spirit of possibility in post-war New York. Charlotte Flint, Exhibition Assistant on Lee Krasner: Living Colour, looks back through her life, works and legacy.