This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition "Abstract Expressionism: The Critical Developments," which was on view at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery from September 19 to November 29, 1987.

This publication features essays by exhibition organizer and Chief Curator Michael Auping, Michael Leja, Marcelin Pleynet, Donald Kuspit, Ann Gibson, Richard Shiff, David Sylvester, and an interview with Lawrence Alloway.