The Whitney Museum of American Art opened their latest Biennial on March 20th titled "Even Better Than the Real Thing". Featuring creations from 71 artists and collectives, spanning various mediums and fields, reflecting the changing landscape of American art. The 2024 Biennial marks the 81st edition of the Museum's landmark exhibition series, the longest-running…
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VIEW PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE WHITNEY ART PARTY (51 PHOTOS) On January 31st, the Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual Art Party made its long-awaited return after a two-year hiatus. The event, hosted by the Whitney Contemporaries, raises funds for the museum’s world-renowned Independent Study Program. ISP has remained one of the country’s leading postgraduate…
At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism A new exhibit by The Whitney Museum of American Art Exhibition on View May 7, 2022-January 2023 The Whitney Museum of American Art 99 Gansevoort Street, between Washington and West streets in New York City M, W, TH: 10:30am-6pm F: 10:30am-10pm …
Beginning on May 14, the Whitney Museum of American Art is set to launch its first-ever podcast, Artists Among Us, which narrows in on American art and culture. The first five episodes will expand upon David Hammons' permanent public sculpture, Days End (2021). The five-episode series will be hosted by influential artist and photographer, Carrie Mae…
As New York City moves into phase four of its reopening plan, Governor Cuomo announced that museums and other large indoor cultural spaces will remain closed indefinitely. While zoos and outdoor gardens have been permitted to open at a lowered capacity, indoor attractions pose a higher risk for the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Cuomo recently…
As long as the art world has been bastion for self-expression and radical system-challenging, the structures that make it up have often been exclusionary and narrow-minded. Part of the work of the current fight against injustice is to examine the country’s most enduring fixtures- like art museums- and force the systemic hang-ups that’s baked into them…
Forks, knives and a ticket to The Whitney can deliver art that takes it step further a mere feast for the eyes. New York artist Darren Bader’s edible sculptures take the form of everything good for you on a pedestal. The Whitney’s eighth floor gallery will display a selection of fruits and vegetables from January…
Whitney Biennial 2019 May 17–Sep 22 Member Previews May 14—16, 2019 The Whitney Museum of American Art announced the seventy-five artists selected to present their work in the 2019 Whitney Biennial. This will be the seventy-ninth in the long-running series of exhibitions launched by the Museum’s founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, in 1932. Considered the country’s…
David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake At Night July 13th - September 30th, 2018 Whitney Museum of American Art: 99 Gansevoort Street, NYC The first comprehensive exhibit of artist, writer and activist David Wojnarowicz is set to open at the Whitney on July 13th. Wojnarowicz emerged as a key fixture in the downtown New York…
Flash: Photographs by Harold Edgerton from the Whitney's Collection March 30, 2018 Whitney Museum of American Art: 99 Gansevoort St., New York The pioneer of flash photography, Harold Edgerton's contributions to the medium are indispensable. The Whitney will honor Edgerton with an exhibition of his works from the 30s through the 60s drawn entirely from…
Laura Owens November 10, 2017 - February 4, 2018 The Whitney: 99 Gansevoort Street, New York On November 10th, The Whitney debuted its mid-career survey of the work of Los Angeles-based painter Laura Owens, known for integrating elements of collage, textiles, and cartoons into her work. Spanning two floors, the exhibition features approximately 60 paintings from…
The 2017 Whitney Biennial March 7 - June 11 The Whitney Museum 99 Gansevoort St. NYC 10014 On March 13, The Untitled Magazine headed to the meatpacking district for an exclusive preview of the 2017 Whitney Biennial. Before you head over to the Whitney, prepare yourself! Make sure you don’t miss the most exciting artwork…
Earlier this month more than one-hundred artists, curators, and galleries signed a letter that proposed the J20 Art Strike, a measure calling for American art and cultural institutions to close on January 20th, the day of the presidential inauguration. Signees, including feminist artists Cindy Sherman, Marilyn Minter and Barbara Kruger see the closings as a way…
Whitney Museum of American Art 99 Gansevoort Street New York, NY 10014 Opens May 1st, 2015 The new Whitney Museum of American Art will open its new building to the public on May 1st, 2015. The opening marks a celebration and homecoming for the preeminent institution devoted to art of the United States. Designed by…
Remember Jeff Koons' 12-foot tall balloon dog sculpture that sold at Christie's last year for $58.4 million? Well, coinciding with his retrospective at The Whitney Museum, Koons has collaborated with H&M to make a limited-edition cross-body bag with an image of the dog printed on the front. For just $49.50, the bag is now available at the Swedish retailer's…