Whitney Museum of American Art

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    The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans

    Through Jan 10, 2027

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    Free at the Whitney

    Every Friday evening from 5–10 pm and on the second Sunday of every month, admission to the Museum is free. Both offerings include free access to exhibitions, special programming, city views, and more. Visitors 25 and under are always free, every day. 

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    The Whitney Biennial 

    The Whitney Biennial is the longest-running survey of American art, and has been a hallmark of the Museum since 1932. The current format—a survey show of work in all media occurring every two years—has been in place since 1973. Mark your calendars for the next iteration, opening March 2026. 

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    Check out art that's created specifically for the web on artport—the Whitney's gallery space for Internet and new-media art.

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    • Wonder Woman stands with eyes closed as bright sparks burst from her hands.

      Wonder Woman stands with eyes closed as bright sparks burst from her hands.

      Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978–79. Video, color, sound, 5:50 min., looped, aspect Ratio: 4:3. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2009.22. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

    • Orange reclining nude silhouette leans back beside a blue window against an olive background.

      Orange reclining nude silhouette leans back beside a blue window against an olive background.

      Kay WalkingStick, April Contemplating May, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, overall: 49 7/8 × 49 7/8 in. (126.7 × 126.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 2018.138. © Kay WalkingStick

    • Woman with hair rollers looks over her shoulder while small paper curls are stuck to her face.

      Woman with hair rollers looks over her shoulder while small paper curls are stuck to her face.

      Hannah Wilke, S.O.S. Starification Object Series (Curlers), 1974. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm) Image: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm) Mount (board): 40 × 27 × 1/16 in. (101.6 × 68.6 × 0.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee and partial gift of Marsie, Emanuelle, Damon and Andrew Scharlatt 2005.33. © Marsie, Emanuelle, Damon and Andrew Scharlatt / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    • Dark smoke stacks towering against a gray sky

      Dark smoke stacks towering against a gray sky

      Elsie Driggs, Pittsburgh, 1927. Oil on canvas, overall: 34 1/4 × 40 1/4 in. (87 × 102.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 31.177. © Estate of Elsie Driggs

    • Small CRT monitor with blue screen showing clouds mounted on a white gallery wall with cord.

      Small CRT monitor with blue screen showing clouds mounted on a white gallery wall with cord.

      Cory Arcangel, Super Mario Clouds, 2002. Handmade hacked Super Mario Brothers cartridge and Nintendo NES video game system, dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 2005.10. © Cory Arcangel. Courtesy of the artist

    • A steep pinkish cliff with a cascading waterfall and a lone pine tree in the foreground.

      A steep pinkish cliff with a cascading waterfall and a lone pine tree in the foreground.

      Chiura Obata, Evening Glow of Yosemite Fall, 1930. Woodblock print, sheet: 17 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (45.4 × 33.3 cm) Image: 15 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (39.2 × 27.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gyo Obata 2014.280. © Gyo Obata

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