Whitney Museum of American Art

As we look toward Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we are reminded of this Ralph Arnold work featured in Sixties Surreal. The sculptural collage is an affectionate tribute to fallen leaders of the 1960s, including Dr. King. Arnold intentionally leaves a blank white section, posing the question, 'Who's next?' It's your last chance to experience the weird and wonderful world of Sixties Surreal—the exhibition is on view only through January 19th. Find out more about the exhibition here: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/sixties-surreal Book tickets to visit: http://whitney.org/general-admission #whitneymuseum #americanart #sixtiessurreal #1960s #surrealism #arthistory #currentexhibitions #exhibition #collage #painting #mixedmedia #multimedia #ralpharnold #mlk #jfk #rfk #martinlutherking #museum

2026 Whitney Biennial tickets are officially on sale! Our signature exhibition returns this March. This year's Biennial features the work of 56 artists, duos, and collectives that reflects the current moment and examines various forms of relationality, including interspecies kinships, familial relations, geopolitical entanglements, technological affinities, shared mythologies, and infrastructural supports. The 82nd edition of the Whitney Biennial opens to Members on March 4 and the public on March 8. Whitney Biennial 2026 is co-organized by Whitney curators Marcela Guerrero, the DeMartini Family Curator, and Drew Sawyer, the Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography with Beatriz Cifuentes, Biennial Curatorial Assistant, and Carina Martinez, Rubio Butterfield Family Fellow. Learn more about the show here: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2026-biennial Book tickets here: http://whitney.org/admission #whitneybiennial2026 #whitneybiennial #contemporaryart #whitneymuseum

Catch the last day of the exhibition 'Marina Zurkow: Parting Worlds' on January 11th, 2026, or learn more about the work in this virtual walkthrough. In the conversation, Curator of Digital Art, Christiane Paul, and Curatorial Assitant, David Lisbon, illuminate the exhibition Marina Zurkow: Parting Worlds, and delve into the three "parting worlds" on view in this exhibition of software-based works on the fifth floor of the Whitney. In the works on view in the gallery and on the adjacent terrace, Zurkow uses software that drives the interplay of the elements seen on screen and their ever-changing compositions to reflect on the complexity of ecological and social systems. The animations Mesocosm (Wink, TX) (2012) and The Earth Eaters (2025) imagine the environmental damage that results from the repeated extraction of raw materials, while the work that constitutes the Hyundai Terrace Commission—The River is a Circle (2025)—is site-specific and engages with the ecologies of the Hudson River and the neighborhood surrounding the Whitney. Learn more about the exhibition here: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/marina-zurkow-parting-worlds Check out the glossary for The River is a Circle here: https://whitneymedia.org/assets/generic_file/4663/25_TRiaC_Glossary_0801.pdf #digitalart #digitalartist #currentexhibitions #whitneymuseum #museum #software #environmentalawareness #marinazurkow #digitaldrawing #rotoscopeanimation #environmentalart

Animal and plant life, weather, and ecology are central to the artistic practices of Nancy Friedemann‑Sánchez, Frances Gallardo, and Angel Lartigue. Through the lens of scientific inquiry, their work explores themes of biodiversity, climate change, and the complex relationships between humans and the environment. This conversation delves into how each artist integrates the natural world into their creative process. This conversation is moderated by Marcela Guerrero, DeMartini Family Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Josh T. Franco, Associate Director of Special Projects, US Latinx Art Forum. This program is part of X as Intersection, a four-part hybrid public program series featuring conversations with fellows from the fifth cohort of the Latinx Artist Fellowship, an initiative of the US Latinx Art Forum. Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez grew up in Colombia as the child of a Colombian and a United States citizen and migrated to the U.S. as an adult. Her art is about the curious and intense experience of having physically migrated yet still having a piece of herself rooted in Colombia. Friedemann-Sánchez lives and works in Lincoln, Nebraska. Frances Gallardo was born and raised in Puerto Rico and is currently based in Ithaca, New York. Her interdisciplinary practice examines the cultural, geopolitical, and historical complexities of the Caribbean meteorological landscape through an eco-poetic lens. Since childhood, Gallardo has been fascinated with atmospheric events such as hurricanes and, despite the chaos they cause, she sees beautiful forms, musical compositions, colors, and movement. Angel Lartigue works across installation, performance, photography, and drawing to examine putrefaction, one of the biological stages of decomposition, and its capability for nourishment and critical reflection. Her works incorporate an array of materials including microscopic life forms from burial sites, essay writing, nightclub architectures, soundwork collaborations and even odors captured during fieldwork. En español X como intersección: Trabajando con la naturaleza La vida animal y vegetal, el clima y la ecología son elementos centrales en las prácticas artísticas de Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, Frances Gallardo y Angel Lartigue. A través del lente de la investigación científica, su trabajo explora temas como la biodiversidad, el cambio climático y las complejas relaciones entre los seres humanos y el medio ambiente. Esta conversación profundiza en cómo cada artista integra el mundo natural en su proceso creativo. Esta conversación está moderada por Marcela Guerrero, DeMartini Family Curator en el Whitney Museum of American Art, y Josh T. Franco, director asociado de Proyectos Especiales del US Latinx Art Forum. Este programa forma parte de X como intersección, una serie híbrida de programas públicos de cuatro partes que presenta conversaciones con becarios del quinto cohorte del Latinx Artist Fellowship, una iniciativa del US Latinx Art Forum. Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez creció en Colombia como hija de una colombiana y un ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, y emigró a los Estados Unidos siendo adulta. Su arte trata sobre la curiosa e intensa experiencia de haber emigrado físicamente, pero seguir teniendo una parte de sí misma arraigada en Colombia. Friedemann-Sánchez vive y trabaja en Lincoln, Nebraska. Frances Gallardo nació y creció en Puerto Rico y actualmente reside en Ithaca, Nueva York. Su práctica interdisciplinaria examina las complejidades culturales, geopolíticas e históricas del paisaje meteorológico del Caribe a través de una lente eco-poética. Desde su infancia, Gallardo ha estado fascinada por los fenómenos atmosféricos como los huracanes y, a pesar del caos que provocan, ella ve en ellos hermosas formas, composiciones musicales, colores y movimiento. Angel Lartigue trabaja en instalaciones, performance, fotografía y dibujo para examinar la putrefacción, una de las etapas biológicas de la descomposición, y su capacidad para nutrir y provocar la reflexión crítica. Sus obras incorporan una gran variedad de materiales, incluyendo formas de vida microscópicas de cementerios, ensayos escritos, arquitecturas de clubes nocturnos, colaboraciones en trabajos sonoros e incluso olores capturados durante el trabajo de campo.

This painting by T.C. Cannon depicts trader Andrew Myrick (1832–62) who is responsible for starving the Dakota people by withholding grain. The grass here refers to Myrick famously stating, "So far as I am concerned, if they are hungry let them eat grass or their own dung." See the exhibition through January 19th at the Whitney. Find out more about the exhibition here: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/sixties-surreal Book tickets to visit: http://whitney.org/general-admission #whitneymuseum #americanart #sixtiessurreal #1960s #surrealism #arthistory #currentexhibitions #exhibition #t.c.cannon #painting #indigenousartists #contemporarypainting

Happy New Year! Here's to more art and more community in 2026. This work by Artie Vierkant can be found on the 6th floor of the Whitney, installed so that the horizon line in the video matches up with the horizon line along the Hudson river. 'Exposure Adjustment on a Sunset' appears in the Shifting Landscapes exhibition, which is on view now, through January 25th, 2026. Find out more about the show here: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/shifting-landscapes Book tickets to visit: http://whitney.org/general-admission #whitneymuseum #currentexhibitions #shiftinglandscapes #sunset #happynewyear #happy2026 #contemporaryart #videoart #installationart #artievierkant