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Beyond abstract expressionism: MoMA rethinks the art of the 1950s Installation view of Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury, November 1, 2020–February 6, 2021 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Digital Image © 2020 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo by Robert Gerhardt. by Roberta Smith (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- As exhibitions go, “Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury” at the Museum of Modern Art is a relatively modest undertaking. After all, it is simply a show of 79 drawings from the museum’s permanent collection, a kind of potpourri, if you will. But it is also an ambitious effort �...

Beyond Abstract Expressionism: MoMA Rethinks the Art of the 1950s A selection of 79 drawings from the collection recasts the most celebrated decade in American art as less American. Uche Okeke’s drawing “Design for Iron Work I” (1959) in the show “Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury” at the Museum of Modern Art.Credit...Uche Okeke and Skoto Gallery; Museum of Modern Art May 7, 2021 As exhibitions go, “Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury” at the Museum of Modern Art is a relatively modest undertaking. After all, it is simply a show of 79 drawings from the museum’s permanent colle...