The Whitney Museum currently is exhibiting, Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, which highlights Landau’s complete commitment to her love of art and contemporary artists. Adam D Weinburg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum, said “the gift goes beyond showcasing the best of American art to demonstrate a sense of adventure and a willingness to challenge conventional taste and fashion.” Among the highlights of the gift are works by Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Agnes Martin and Ed Ruscha.
Edward Ruscha (b. 1937), Lion in Oil, 2002 © Ed Ruscha. Photography courtesy of the artist.
Emily Fisher Landau made a promised gift to the museum of more than 350 works of art, including works from The Fisher Landau Center for Art. As the collection is on display through May 1, it is not to be missed! To find out more about this landmark exhibition, please visit Whitney.org, by becoming a member, you will receive invitations to special events and openings.
We went shopping at Net-a-Porter and found this stylish suit from Red Valentino and popped a bit of spring color for a look that can go from office to dinner with an art opening in between!
Left to Right: Red Valentino Bow-embellished Cotton-crepe Jacket ($595), Red Valentino Cotton-twill Wide-leg Pants ($340), Oscar de la Renta 24-karat Disc Drop Earrings ($175), Etro Hammered gold-plated Cuff ($365), Matthew Williamson Batik-print Wool-blend Scarf ($495), DVF Philomena Studded Snake-print Leather Clutch ($425), Christian Louboutin Declic 120 Suede Pumps ($695),
Among the highlights of the exhibition not to be missed are:
Works by Carl Andre, including seminal typewriter drawings and poems of the early
1960s and the large-scale sculpture 28 Lead Rectangle (1968)
Works by Richard Artschwager, including his monumental painting City of Man
(1981), which spans almost fifteen feet;
Works by John Baldessari, including What This Painting Aims to Do (1967), a prime example of his important early text paintings
Photographs by Peter Hujar from the 1970s and 80s, including iconic portraits of Andy Warhol, Diana Vreeland, Divine, Lola Pashalinski, Susan Sontag, and David Wojnarowicz;
Works by Jasper Johns, including the first of the artist’s important Catenary paintings to enter the museum’s comprehensive holdings of his work;
Two works by Willem de Kooning, a 1952 Woman drawing and a noteworthy 1987 painting, Untitled, which is the latest de Kooning canvas in the Whitney’s collection;
Works by Agnes Martin, including important drawings from the 1960s and an early painting This Rain (c. 1960).
