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Scenarios about 'new york school'

The New York School was an informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians active in the 1950s-1960s in New York City. These avant-garde artists, including poets Frank O'Hara and John Ashbery and painters Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, were characterized by their abstract expressionism, collaborative spirit, and rejection of conventional forms. In alternate history scenarios, the New York School often represents a pivotal cultural movement whose different trajectory could significantly alter artistic development and American cultural influence during the Cold War era.

What If Abstract Expressionism Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Abstract Expressionism never emerged as America's dominant post-war art movement, dramatically altering the development of modern art and cultural influence in the 20th century.