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Low Morale Plagues Visitor Services Workers at the Whitney Museum  

by PJ McCormick September 26, 2022September 27, 2022

The menial work, combined $17/hour pay, no benefits, and a lack of support from higher-ups has reportedly led to severe staff shortages.

Posted inArt

Giving Voice to an Artist Silenced too Soon

Avatar photo by Jane Chin Davidson August 14, 2022August 17, 2022

A “show within a show” at the Whitney Biennial pays homage to the visual and literary art of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, whose life was cut short through an act of brutal violence.

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Whitney Museum Workers Surprise 2022 Biennial Guests With Union Protest

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Half of the museum’s workers earn less than $20 per hour, and many are temporary workers with no benefits.

Posted inNews

Roy Lichtenstein’s Manhattan Studio Gifted to Whitney Museum

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu February 24, 2022February 25, 2022

The Pop artist’s Greenwich Village studio will host the museum’s Independent Study Program starting in 2023.

Posted inArt

Jennifer Packer Shows Us the Responsibility of Seeing

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney February 8, 2022February 15, 2022

Most everything in this show, is unsure, a maybe, might be there, might not be, could fulfill your hopes, might leave them by the side of the road.

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Here Are the 63 Artists In This Year’s Whitney Biennial

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

This year’s show is the first since a tumultuous 2019 edition rocked by protests over former trustee Warren B. Kanders’s connections to tear gas manufacturing.

Posted inArt

The Journey Behind Liza Lou’s Behemoth Beaded Kitchen

Avatar photo by Julie Schneider June 6, 2021June 7, 2021

Today, “Kitchen” and its themes of women’s work and thankless labor are as sharp and fresh as ever.

Posted inOpinion

The Financial Reasons for Abolishing Museum Boards

Avatar photo by Clark Filio June 6, 2021June 7, 2021

My investigation into the financial realities at the Whitney Museum following the controversial Tear Gas Biennial made me realize nonprofit endowments are not doing okay.

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Whitney Museum Voluntarily Recognizes Union

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

The museum has recognized the collective bargaining unit, bypassing the union election.

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Citing Job Insecurity, Whitney Museum Workers Are Unionizing

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, the Whitney has laid off approximately 20% of its staff.

Posted inArt

Julie Mehretu Reminds Us That Borders Are Meant to Be Trespassed

Avatar photo by Daniella Brito May 3, 2021May 10, 2021

Mehretu’s remarkable mid-career survey blazes through the Whitney Museum of Art, illuminating over two decades of her extensive practice.

Posted inPerformance

Dave McKenzie Brings His Methodical Approach to the Whitney Museum’s Facade

Avatar photo by Dessane Lopez Cassell April 27, 2021April 27, 2021

Debuting May 1, McKenzie’s Disturbing the View takes its inspiration from New York’s “squeegee men.”

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