Opening Today at the Dallas Museum of Art

Jackson Pollock: Blind SpotsAbstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) achieved fame in the late 1940s with his distinctive “drip paintings.” At the Dallas Museum of Art, "Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots" explores what came next: Pollock’s “black paintings,” a series of black enamel and oil paintings on untreated canvas created from 1951 to 1953. In its only United States showing, the exhibit includes 31 black paintings; works on paper made with enamel, ink, and watercolor; and five sculptures. The works immerse audiences in “Pollock’s complete oeuvre and shed new light on the experimentation and ingenuity that has become synonymous with his practice,” the museum explains. November 20–March 20."Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots" is only the third major U.S. museum exhibition to focus solely on the artist hailed as “the greatest painter this country has ever produced.” Experts have deemed the show a “once in a lifetime” exhibition, organized by the DMA’s Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Gavin Delahunty: the largest survey of Jackson Pollock’s black paintings ever assembled. This exceptional presentation, which critics hailed as “sensational," "exhilarating," "genius," “revelatory,” and “revolutionary” on its UK premier at Tate Liverpool, will receive its sole US presentation in Dallas and include many works that have not been exhibited for more than 50 years.Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots will require a $16.00 special exhibition ticket.