Whitney Museum of American Art
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Two exhibitions
dal 27/6/2006 al 11/11/2006
Wednesday-Thursday 11 am-6 pm Friday 1-9 pm (6-9 pm pay-what-you-wish admission) Saturday-Sunday 11 am-6 pm

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Stephen Soba



 
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27/6/2006

Two exhibitions

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

"Trace" features artists who deal in various ways with the idea of the spectral trace, the absent object, and an on-going investigation of how the invisible shapes our material reality. "Full House: Views of the Whitney's Collection at 75" is a big chance to see selected works from the museum's extensive collection of art in the United States fill Marcel Breuer's landmark building. Continuing the mission to support new artists, the exhibition proposes an active conversation between the present and the past though dynamic dialogues connecting works of art across all media, spanning the 20th century to now.


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Trace

On view June 30, 2006-November 12, 2006

Trace features artists who deal in various ways with the idea of the spectral trace, the absent object, and an on-going investigation of how the invisible—time, memory, desire—shapes our material reality. Locating the impermanence of contemporary existence in references to the specific and personal (i.e. failed studio projects cast in resin, photographs of shadowy texts placed in iconic American landscapes, urban construction elements cast in velvety white plaster), a pervasive sense of loss and tragedy links a number of these works, but they also possess a kind of sublime memorialization.

Occupying both the Gallery and Sculpture Court, the exhibition features newly commissioned work by Jedediah Caesar, Shannon Ebner, Iva'n Navarro, Karyn Olivier, Michael Queenland and Karlis Rekevics.

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Full House: Views of the Whitney’s Collection at 75

On view June 28, 2006 - September 3, 2006

On the occasion of the Whitney’s 75th anniversary, selected works from the museum's extensive collection of art in the United States fill Marcel Breuer's landmark building. Continuing the Whitney's founding mission to support new artists and emerging art forms, the exhibition proposes an active conversation between the present and the past though dynamic dialogues connecting works of art across all media, spanning the 20th century to now.

Three of the Museum'’s main floors are organized around a core group of works, each focusing on a paradigmatic moment, or "flashpoint," in American art. The fourth floor is anchored by Minimalist works of the mid 1960s to early 1970s and explores ideas related to industrial production, materiality, and conceptual practices. The third floor takes Pop art as its focal point, with works from the 1960s installed within the context of a range of historical and contemporary developments, including those that address urbanism, consumerism, appropriation and politics. The second floor is centered on art of the late 1940s and early 1950s when Abstract Expressionism was at its apex. Works investigating the transcendent and spiritual qualities in art circumnavigate this core.

The fifth floor galleries are dedicated to a large-scale presentation of works by Edward Hopper, whose legacy is intimately connected to the Whitney. The Whitney’s Hopper works are supplemented by key loans, including such major paintings as the Art Institute of Chicago's Nighthawks and the Museum of Modern Art's New York Movie. Calder’s Circus, one of the museum’s most beloved works, is displayed in the Lobby Gallery, in a brand new installation.

The exhibition presents an unprecedented opportunity to showcase the depth and breadth of the Whitney’s collection, while contextualizing contemporary works within an historical continuum of art in the United States. Full House also serves as a lab for experimentation, a way of seeing art through art to suggest new perspectives and meanings on the last seventy-five years of collecting at the Whitney while flashing forward to the next important chapter in its history.

Image: Alexander Calder, Lion and Cage, from Calder’s Circus, 1926-31

Whitney Museum
945 Madison Avenue 75th Street - New York
Opening hours: Monday-Tuesday Closed; Wednesday-Thursday 11 am-6 pm; Friday 1-9 pm (6-9 pm pay-what-you-wish admission); Saturday-Sunday 11 am-6 pm
Admission: Adults $15 / Senior citizens (62 and over) and students with valid ID $10.00

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