“Pacita Abad,” a posthumous retrospective at MoMA PS1, gives the titular Filipina American artist her long overdue recognition. With the intention of righting that wrong, the show features over 50 paintings and works on paper, including Abad’s signature trapuntos—many on display publicly for the first time.

“Pacita Abad” reveals not only the breadth of the artist’s practice but also an unrestrained style, maximalist in color and texture, that freely traverses aesthetic and cultural borders.