My Turn: Cory Arcangel
My Turn expands the definition of a museum program by inviting a guest artist to interpret another artist’s work. This unique public programs series, held in conjunction with the exhibition Cory Arcangel: Pro Tools, was organized by artist Cory Arcangel. Back to My Turn
Film & Video Screenings
Weekend at Bernie’s
Known as one of the classic comedies of the 1980s, Weekend at Bernie’s tells the story of two junior insurance agents who—after discovering fraud at their agency—find themselves in the midst of a mafia murder plot. When they arrive at their boss’s swanky summer home only to discover him dead, they decide to conceal his murder in order to protect themselves. The movie is a classic example of the “high concept” genre of cinema, in which the hook or plot of the movie can be summed up in a sentence, or even the title—a structure mirrored in the work of Cory Arcangel. Arcangel introduces this iconic film (which he will be seeing for the first time), screened on the occasion of his exhibition, Cory Arcangel: Pro Tools.
This program is part of the My Turn public programs series. For Cory Arcangel: Pro Tools, My Turn invited Arcangel to create programs for the Whitney’s public that are an extension of and informed by his own artistic processes and methods.
$8 general admission; $6 senior citizens and students; free for members.
Lectures, Talks, Readings
Title TK Meets Danny Goldberg
Title TK is a band consisting of artist/musicians Cory Arcangel, Howie Chen, and Alan Licht. Danny Goldberg is a legendary music mogul. Join them this evening for “Title TK Meets Danny Goldberg,” an unscripted conversation about the twists and turns of music culture over the last fifty years. Goldberg has had a long and distinguished career since the late 1960s, ranging from personal manager, record company president, public relations man, and music journalist. Among other things, he served as Chairman and CEO of Mercury Records Group and of Warner Bros. Records, was Vice President of Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records, and managed The Allman Brothers, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and the Beastie Boys. Title TK is a “banter prone” band which Arcangel, Chen, and Licht describe as “a cross between David Antin and Spinal Tap.”
This program is part of the My Turn public programs series. For Cory Arcangel: Pro Tools, My Turn invited Arcangel to create programs for the Whitney’s public that are an extension of and informed by his own artistic processes and methods.
Admission is free.
