Warhol, Pollock and other American spaces

Organized by the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, this exhibition unites the work of Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock, two of the 20th century’s most pivotal figures. The presentation explores their shared engagement with spatial strategies, large-scale formats, and the evolution of pictorial tradition, positioning their work alongside other artists who were addressing similar questions during the same era.

The show reveals the inherent complexity of both creators, moving beyond the reductive labels of Pollock as an “abstract master” or Warhol as a “pop artist.” Through their mastery of space, repetition, and seriality, both artists proposed transformative ways of perceiving the world, utilizing pictorial strategies as a means of both camouflage and autobiographical expression.