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Friday 26 March - Sunday 5 June
The collection of post-war international art at the Ulster Museum was begun in the late 1950s and is largely composed of work by European and American artists. One of the greatest strengths of the collection is a group of American ‘Colour-Field’ paintings dating from the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The ambitious scale and innovative use of colour associated with that movement had a profound effect on many young British artists during the 1960s.The display in this gallery highlights the importance of the ‘Colour-Field’ movement and illustrates some of the developments in art during the decades that followed. Since the 1960s, many artists have rejected the traditional confines of painting and sculpture and have chosen to express their art through other media such as photography, video and installation.
Image caption: Femme et Bébé (1956) Jean Dubuffet 1901-85 © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2010, click image to enlarge.
This exhibition is housed in Art 7 and is free to the public, booking in advance is not necessary.
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