Featured Public Programs
In this eighth annual Annenberg Lecture, Sarah Sze speaks about her work in conversation with Adam D. Weinberg, the Whitney’s Alice Pratt Brown Director.
Taking a cue from Yayoi Kusama’s immersive environments and happenings, Julianne Swartz, along with collaborators Ian Turner and Bob Bielecki, organized a program in which visitors explored sonic texture to record, edit, and compose an audio object. This interactive sound collage made by Swartz, Turner, Bielecki and collaborators is the final product.
This roundtable conversation explores the myths surrounding artistic production and the unique characteristics of extremely creative artists. The panel discusses the role of obsession, activity, and repetition in contemporary art practice, as illustrated by Yayoi Kusama’s life and work. Participants include artist Janine Antoni, critic and scholar Lyle Rexer, and psychoanalyst Robert Langan.
