Why Didn't the Abstract Expressionists Have a Manifesto

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Why didn't the Abstract Expressionists have a manifesto?

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Definitions:

Urban Counterculture

A subculture that emerges in urban areas, often defined by its opposition to mainstream cultural norms.

Edo Period

A period in Japan from 1603 to 1868 characterized by the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, notable for its cultural development, social order, and isolationist foreign policy.

Court Ceremony

Formal rituals, traditions, or practices conducted in the royal court or the court of a monarch, often involving elaborate protocol.

Momoyama Period

A cultural period in Japan from 1573 to 1603, characterized by lavish art, castle construction, and the development of tea ceremony and Noh theater.