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Protest Targets Whitney Museum Board Ties After Canceled Performance
Demonstrators pointed to museum trustees’ links to Zionist entities and weapons used by Israel against Palestinians.
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Whitney Museum Cancels Performance About Palestinian Mourning
Fellows in the prestigious Independent Study Program have denounced the move and withdrawn artworks in protest.
Art Review
Amy Sherald’s Parables of Black American Life
Sherald knits historic, cinematic, and literary references into many of her artworks, embedding their legacies into the distinct visual world she’s created.
Art
Christine Sun Kim’s Multidimensional Music
The artist makes the air hum with the previously unperceived dimensions of ordinary things, from the linework of movement to the music in everyday situations.
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Amy Sherald’s Sublime Portraits of Black Americans Head to NYC
Nearly 50 paintings by the artist will go on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art starting April 9.
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Whitney Museum Could Expand Into Historic Meat Market Next Door
A new development known as “Gansevoort Square” would include housing and around 45,000 square feet set aside for the Whitney and the High Line.
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Whitney Museum to Waive Admission Fees for Visitors 25 and Under
The three-year initiative follows an increase in ticket costs at the Whitney and other institutions nationwide.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.