Krasner, born in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrant parents, and Pollock, raised in the American West, brought two different inheritances into one shared studio life. Over 120 works cover the drip breakthrough and Krasner's restless abstraction, taking the subtitle from her 1976 painting Past Continuous. If you have only seen Pollock in reproduction, come for the scale.
What to expect
Gallery 899 unfolds chronologically, moving from the pair's separate 1930s beginnings through the postwar rupture of Abstract Expressionism and into Krasner's later decades. Expect large canvases hung with room to step back, plenty of wall text on the Springs studio years, and a final stretch that reframes Krasner as the longer, stranger career of the two.
Good to know
- Take the 4/5/6 to 86th Street and walk west through Central Park's edge to Fifth Avenue.
- Enter at the 81st Street entrance to skip the Great Hall scrum at the main steps.
- New York State residents and NY/NJ/CT students can pay what they wish at the ticket desk.
- Members get preview access before the general public, so consider joining if you hate crowds.
- The Met is fully wheelchair accessible; wheelchairs are available free at the coat check.
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Common questions
How many works are on view?
Over 120, spanning both artists' full careers — the first exhibition to survey them together.
Where in the museum is it?
Gallery 899 at The Met Fifth Avenue, and it is included with museum admission.
Why does it matter now?
It is the first major New York presentation devoted to either artist in more than 20 years.
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