Tate Liverpool |30 June – 18 October 2015
Jackson Pollock is widely considered to be one of the most influential and provocative American artists of the twentieth century. Pollock famously pioneered action painting, a process that saw him drip paint on canvases resting on the studio floor.
Jackson Pollock’s Black Pourings, created between 1951 and 53 – remains one of Pollock’s lesser-known, yet marks an important period in the artist’s practice. After four years of creating vivid, colourful compositions, the Black Pourings were a radical departure from his signature style.
Pollock had signed to a commercial gallery, and was struggling to deal with the mounting pressure of expectation. He made a deliberate decision to move away from the defining ‘drip’ technique that had brought him critical acclaim, instead experimenting with a new ‘pour’ in treacly black paint. The resulting canvases are distinctively macabre in feel.
As well as presenting this poignant series of work, Tate Liverpool is showing a selection of Pollock’s drawings and rarely-seen sculptures from the same period – just a few years before his tragic death.
Address: Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 4BB
Tel: 0151 702 7400
Website: www.tate.org.uk/Liverpool
Opening Hours:
Open daily between 10.00–17.00
Closed 3 April and 24 – 26 December 2015
Admission:
Adult £11 (without donation £10)
Concession £8.25 (without donation £7.50).
Under 12s go free (up to four under 12s per parent or guardian).
Family tickets available (two adults and two children 12-18 years) by telephone or in the gallery only.