Arshile Gorky

c.1904–1948

Arshile Gorky, ‘Waterfall’ 1943
Waterfall 1943
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In the Studio: International Surrealism

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Arshile Gorky (; born Vostanik Manoug Adoian, Armenian: Ոստանիկ Մանուկ Ատոյեան; April 15, 1904 – July 21, 1948) was an Armenian-American painter, who had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. He spent most his life as a national of the United States. Along with Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, Gorky has been hailed as one of the most powerful American painters of the 20th century. As such, his works were often speculated to have been informed by the suffering and loss he experienced in the Armenian Genocide.

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  • Life with Gorky: Director's Q&A

    This intimate portrait of Gorky by his granddaughter Cosima Spender includes interviews with Mougouch Gorky, the artist’s widow, about their ...

  • Atom Egoyan on Arshile Gorky

    Independent filmmaker Atom Egoyan talks about a number of his installations and short films that relate to Arshile Gorky's life ...

  • Abstract Connections conference – Part 2

    Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing ...

  • Abstract Connections conference – Part 3

    Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing ...

  • Abstract Connections conference – Part 4

    abstract coAudio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: ...

  • Abstract Connections conference – Part 5

    Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing ...

  • Abstract Connections conference – Part 1

    Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing ...

  • Abstraction Study Day – Part 1

    This study day considers some of the broad issues and ideas associated with the concept of 'abstraction'. Part 1 audio ...

  • Abstraction Study Day – Part 2

    This study day considers some of the broad issues and ideas associated with the concept of 'abstraction'. Part 2 audio ...

  • Abstraction Study Day – Part 3

    This study day considers some of the broad issues and ideas associated with the concept of 'abstraction'. Part 3 audio ...

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