Response Needed to assignment question, connect the bridge ofHoffman and Motherwell to a personal experience. A primary theme in this week's material is the idea of connecting cultures and being a culture broker. Artists like Hoffman and Motherwell were crucial to the development of Abstract Expressioniams. I wanted to pool our personal experiences of cultural brokerage--some of you have many experiences of this kind. What times in your life have you acted to bridge cultural divides? Is it part of your job? Your personal interests? Your family? .