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…
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…
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…
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…
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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Barbara Hammer and Simone Leigh are among the artists whose work is now represented in the museum's collection.
The soundscape evokes the labor involved in cotton production over two centuries with the churning of the rotor, the spindle's high whine, a faint, magical bell-like tinkling from somewhere unknown…
