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A fascinating show opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City this past October. The exhibition, Labyrinth of Forms: Women and Abstraction, 1930–1950, showcases works by American artists dedicated to abstraction. This extraordinary group of women … Continued
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Not one but two museums are housing the latest retrospective of the work of legendary American artist Jasper Johns. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art simultaneously exhibit works from the artist’s entire career. The … Continued
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It is your last chance to catch the fascinating Julie Mehretu exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The show, which opened in March and consists of a comprehensive survey of Merhretu’s career, closes on August 8, 2021. It … Continued
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Since the beginning of his career in the 1970s, Dawoud Bey has used his camera to visualize underrepresented or even unseen communities. Starting with his earliest body of work, Harlem, USA (1975–79), Bey has worked mainly in portraiture, making direct … Continued
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For the past year, New York City’s Whitney Museum of American Art has been home to the exhibition ‘Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925-1945’, which opened on February 17 and will close on January 31, 2021. The show, … Continued
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The most extensive collection of Jennifer Packer’s work is currently on view at the Whitney. The New York museum features over thirty of her paintings and drawings in the exhibition: The Eye Is Not Satisfied With Seeing. It comes from … Continued