For the last three months they have been taking a star turn at their home, the Museum of Modern Art, in the sprawling “Abstract Expressionist New York” show. But in an unexpected move, a host of paintings by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Lee Krasner and other titans of the New York School will soon be heading north on tour. The museum announced Wednesday that the exhibition – or at least a large chunk of it – would travel to the Art Gallery of Ontario, where it will be on display from May 28 through Sept. 4. The show will feature about 100 well-known works from the Modern’s collection. And, as of now, the Art Gallery of Ontario – once run by Glenn D. Lowry, the Modern’s director – will be the only other venue to host the exhibition.
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