BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Categories: Access Programs\, Free Daily Tours\, Free Events\n\ nJoin us for a free tour in American Sign Language of \;Jay DeFeo: A Re trospective\, without voice interpretation. The tour begins at 7 pm\, with a free pre-tour reception from 6&ndash\;7 pm.\nThis retrospective is the definitive exhibition to date of the work of Jay DeFeo (1929&ndash\;89). At the outset of her career in the 1950s\, DeFeo was at the center of a vibra nt community of Beat artists\, poets\, and musicians in San Francisco. Alth ough she is best known for her monumental\, almost two-thousand-pound paint ing \;The Rose \;(1958&ndash\;66\, now in the Whitney&rsquo\;s coll ection)\, which she spent eight years making and which later languished hid den behind a wall for two decades\, DeFeo created an astoundingly diverse r ange of works spanning four decades. Her unconventional approach to materia ls and intensive\, physical process make DeFeo a unique figure in postwar A merican art who defies easy categorization. The full breadth of her work wi ll be presented for the first time in this exhibition of more than 130 obje cts.\nPlease note: we regret that complimentary tickets will no longer be available for ASL students. Museum staff/interpreters will not be able to sign student assignments.\nAdmission to tour and reception is free. Regis tration is required\; RSVP to asl_tours@whitney.org. Please bypass the adm issions line and pick up your tickets at the check-in location in the Muse um lobby.\n\nRelated exhibitions: Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective\n\nWhitney Mus eum of American Art DTEND:20130426T180000 DTSTAMP:20121206T172616 DTSTART:20130426T180000 CLASS:PUBLIC SEQUENCE:4 SUMMARY:ASL Tour:_Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective_ UID:event6131@whitney.org URL:/Events/AslTourApril2013 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR