Whitney Museum of American Art: Events: Public Programs

Summer Film Series: A Hopper "Movie Binge"

Whitney Museum of American Art

Tues, July 23, 2013 7 PM
Categories: Public Programs, Film & Video Screenings, Free Events

When not in the mood for painting, Edward Hopper said, “I go to the movies for a week or more. I go on a regular movie binge.” Whether as an escape from his work or (as most scholars argue) an influence, Hopper’s penchant for cinema has forged a lasting link between his canvases and the silver screen. In conjunction with Hopper Drawing, this summer film series will mine the spectrum of period films Hopper viewed or referenced.

The series will be comprised of three evening programs:

July 9, 7 pm
The Savage Eye (1959)

July 16, 7 pm
Short films including Wallace Kelly Goes to New York(1929); To New Horizons (1940) Arteries of New York (1941) For the Living (c. 1949); and 3rd Avenue El (c. 1955)

July 23, 7 pm
Brother Rat (1938)

This program is free with Museum admission; registration is recommended.

Summer Film Series: A Hopper "Movie Binge"

Whitney Museum of American Art

Tues, July 16, 2013 7 PM
Categories: Public Programs, Film & Video Screenings, Free Events

The series will be comprised of three evening programs:

This program is free with Museum admission; registration is recommended.

Lawrence Weschler on Robert Irwin

Whitney Museum of American Art

Thurs, July 11, 2013 7 PM
Categories: Lectures, Talks, Readings, Public Programs

In conjunction with Robert Irwin: Scrim veil—Black rectangle—Natural light, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1977), writer Lawrence Weschler reflects on the life and work of the artist he has described as one of the “most interestingly and fruitfully contradictory figures on the art scene today.” Wechsler is author of Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: Over Thirty Years of Conversations with Robert Irwin and contributor to The New Yorker.

$8 general admission; $6 senior citizens and students; free for members.

Summer Film Series: A Hopper "Movie Binge"

Whitney Museum of American Art

Tues, July 9, 2013 7 PM
Categories: Public Programs, Film & Video Screenings, Free Events

The series will be comprised of three evening programs:

This program is free with Museum admission; registration is recommended.

My Turn: Jennifer Tipton

Whitney Museum of American Art

Fri, June 28, 2013 7 PM
Categories: Public Programs Performances, Lectures, Talks, Readings, Public Programs, Free Events

Taking a cue from Edward Hopper’s spectacular rendering of light in his compositions—from strong rays of sunlight to the artificial glow of fluorescent bulbs— artist and lighting designer Jennifer Tipton will invite visitors to explore the modern art of lighting through an evening of experimental demonstrations.

The My Turn public programs series expands the definition of the museum program by inviting a guest artist to interpret an exhibition or another artist’s work.

This event is free with Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays, 6–9 pm. There are no special tickets or reservations.

Drawn from Hopper: An Evening of Poetry and Literature

Whitney Museum of American Art

Thurs, June 20, 2013 7 PM
Lower Gallery
Categories: Lectures, Talks, Readings, Public Programs

In conjunction with Hopper Drawing, this evening’s program will highlight the distinctive voices of Anne Carson and Elizabeth Strout. These established writers will read selections of literature and poetry that are evocative of the mood and stylistic impulses in Hopper’s art, and explore the lasting literary style some call “Hopper-esque."

$8 general admission; $6 senior citizens and students; free for members.