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Drawing on the avant-garde movements of both Expressionism and Surrealism, the women of Abstract Expressionism redefined artistic pr actice as an immersive arena for action, process and consciousness. Their paintings were regarded not as images but as events. Although the movement officially began in mid-century USA, it quickly spread around the world and became a catalyst for redefining ideas around aesthetics, poetry, philosophy and politics.