New York City has served as the inspiration to some of the most spectacular moments in painting. With a storied history in the arts, the city stormed the international art world in the 1950s with Jackson Pollack and the New York School of abstract expressionism. In the 1960s, Andy Warhol's Factory brought pop art to worldwide attention. And an equally seismic shift is underway with a new generation of promising contemporary painters.
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