Whitney Staffers File for Union Vote, KAWS Plans Balloon Tour, and More: Morning Links from May 18, 2021
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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Whitney Museum of American Art
In Agnes Pelton’s Ebullient Paintings, the Cosmos Is Flush with Gentle Energy
In 1932, at age fifty, Agnes Pelton, moved from Long Island to the desert town of Cathedral City, California, and, shortly thereafter, witnessed a great storm. She captured her impressions in…
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“Vida Americana” Positions Mexico at the Center of American Modernism
The standard narrative of American painting has long focused on the notion of European-influenced modernism erupting into postwar Abstract Expressionism. But this potted history obscures the work of…
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The Trickster Art of Pope.L Draws Power from Negation
In 1978, Pope.L got on his hands and knees in a suit and safety vest, and made his way through the bustling crowds of Midtown Manhattan. In subsequent works, Pope.L has repeatedly used his own body…
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Insert Awe Somewhere: How Rachel Harrison’s Sculptures Reframe Art History
One of the earliest sculptures by the artist Rachel Harrison I have seen is 20 × 24″ (for CDL), created in 1999. It is not easy to describe this work, so bear with me for a moment, as this will…
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The Whitney Biennial: A Tale of Two Exhibitions
This edition of the Whitney Biennial has actually been two exhibitions. The first was a smartly curated show: provocative, engaging, and at times beautiful, as much a testament to the participating…
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Whitney Museum Promotes Curators Jane Panetta and David Breslin
Breslin will be the museum's first director of curatorial initiatives, and Panetta will take up his current post as director of the collection.
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