Art
How Alvin Ailey Redefined Modern Dance
Through his choreography and his company’s performances, Ailey seamlessly interwove narratives of Black, American, and queer identity.
Whitney Museum of American Art
Art
When Hope Is Not Enough for Art
The Harrisons' Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard at The Whitney is a calm and orderly response to the dystopian possibilities of climate upheaval.
News
In Surprise Action, Activists Decry Whitney Museum Funders' Ties to Israeli Military
Approximately 100 activists overtook the museum on Friday night with video and sound interventions emphasizing the suffering of families in Gaza.
Opinion
Stop Calling the Whitney Biennial “Safe”
Art-world people love lobbing this low-hanging critical fruit at the exhibition. This year especially, the moniker is ill-fitting and glib.
News
It's Bye Boomers, Hello Millennials at This Year's Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the renowned exhibition is younger, more geographically diverse, and not so male anymore, Hyperallergic’s analysis shows.
Art
Can’t Make It to the Whitney Biennial? Stream These Films Online Instead
A partnership between the museum and Mubi will make a selection of films in this year’s biennial available to watch online from the US, UK, and Canada starting April 12.
Art
Half a Century Before Midjourney, There Was AARON
Harold Cohen’s plotters and software programs both clarify and complicate the historical narrative around AI and art.
News
These Are the Artists in the 2024 Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the historically controversial show will open on March 20.
News
Whitney Museum Entrance Doused With Fake Blood
The guerilla protest coincided with a march for Gaza in Manhattan.
Art
The Ephemeral Fragments of Harry Smith's Faith
Smith's collections of folk music, Indigenous art, and occult ephemera inspired generations of artists.
Art
Josh Kline’s Exercise in Poverty Porn
Nothing about the on-the-nose works in Kline’s Whitney exhibition is sublime; instead, they teeter into the perverse.
News
Sotheby’s Buys Whitney’s Breuer Building for Reported $100M
The auction house will relocate its galleries and sales room to the Marcel Breuer-designed Brutalist building in 2025.