Nothing and Everything Seven Artists, 1947-1962 : Louise Bourgeois, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Joan Mitchell, David Smith

The uniquely intertwined relationship between visual artists and composers in mid-century New York City comes to life in this fascinating examination of a singular period in American art history.

Nothing and Everything: Seven Artists, 1947-1962 examines a fascinating period in the history of American art: the synergistic relationship that existed between visual artists and composers living in New York City between the end of World War II and the early 1960s. Louise Bourgeois, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Joan Mitchell and David Smith were part of a larger coterie of creative individuals who shared an ethos and naturally sought each other out, visiting one another's studios, exhibiting together, socializing together and supporting each other's ideas despite negative press and public indifference.