Sculpture, painting, installations, and photography—as well as dance, theater, music, and film—will fill the galleries of the Whitney Museum of American Art in the latest edition of the Whitney Biennial. This is the seventy-sixth in the ongoing series of Biennials and Annuals presented by the Whitney since 1932, two years after the Museum was founded. The 2012 Biennial takes over most of the Whitney from March 1 through May 27, with portions of the exhibition and some programs continuing through June 10. The Whitney’s fourth-floor Emily Fisher Landau Galleries will become a dynamic 6,000-square-foot performance space for music, dance, theater, and other events. This is the first Whitney Biennial in which nearly a full floor of the Museum has been given over to a changing season of performances, events, and residencies. Want to beat the crowds? Join the Whitney and receive invitations to special preview and events, like a cocktail preview early next week. For what to wear to this hippest of art happenings, we recommend this cool-girl look, COLOR BLOCK.
There is still time to join to receive an invitation to preview The Whitney Biennial
The 2012 Biennial comprises work by fifty-one artists. Among them are painters Jutta Koether, Nicole Eisenman, and Andrew Masullo; sculptors Vincent Fecteau and Matt Hoyt; playwright and theater director Richard Maxwell; musicians Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran, as well as the rock band The Red Krayola; the choreographers Michael Clark and Sarah Michelson; installation artists Nick Mauss, Tom Thayer, and Michael E. Smith; filmmakers such as Kelly Reichardt, Thom Andersen, Matt Porterfield, Laura Poitras, and Michael Robinson; and photographers LaToya Ruby Frazier and Liz Deschenes. For more information on purchasing tickets visit www.whitney.org.
Special Opportunity for Whitney Members from The Surrey
Situated across from Central Park where Museum Mile meets Madison Avenue, lies and unusual and authentic art collection at The Surrey Hotel & Spa. The hotel’s collection includes 31 original modern art works. As the exclusive hotel partner of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s 2012 Biennial The Surrey is offering 20% off the best available rate and a personal tour of The Surrey’s most impressive pieces.
