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Andy Warhol Film Project

Whitney Museum of American Art — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:19:10 -0500

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The films Andy Warhol made in the 1960s are among the most significant works in the career of this prolific and mercurial American artist. In the short span of five years, from 1963 through 1968, Warhol produced nearly 650 films, including hundreds of silent Screen Tests, or portrait films, and dozens of full-length movies, in styles ranging from minimalist avant-garde to commercial “sexploitation.” Warhol’s films have been highly regarded for their radical explorations beyond the frontiers of conventional cinema. With works such as Empire (1964), his notorious eight-hour film of the Empire State Building, My Hustler (1965), a social comedy about gay life on Fire Island, and the double-screen The Chelsea Girls (1966), the first avant-garde film to achieve extensive commercial exhibition, Warhol redefined the film-going experience for a wide range of audiences and attracted serious critical attention as well as much publicity. In 1970, the artist withdrew his films from distribution; for the next twenty years, most critics and scholars could only reconstruct these works from reviews and other verbal accounts.

Library

Whitney Museum of American Art — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:41:21 -0400

Research/Library

The Frances Mulhall Achilles Library at the Whitney Museum of American Art contains a comprehensive research collection in the field of twentieth-century and contemporary American art. It was originally built on the foundation of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s personal collection of books and papers.

The Library provides researchers a gateway for easy access to a wide range of research materials through the electronic catalog, WhitneyCat, which contains the bibliography of the Whitney’s reference collection of over 40,000 books, exhibition catalogs, and periodical titles. In addition, the Library’s holdings include the Special Collections, vertical files, and the Museum Archives.

Foreclosed: Between Crisis And Possibility

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:08:42 -0400

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Support for the Independent Study Program is provided by Margaret Morgan and Wesley Phoa, The Capital Group Charitable Foundation, The New York Community Trust, and the Whitney Contemporaries through their annual Art Party benefit.

Endowment support is provided by Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo, the Dorothea L. Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas, the Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, and the Helena Rubinstein Foundation.

Independent Study Program

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:34:57 -0400

Research/ISP/CuratorialProgram

Curatorial students collaborate to produce an exhibition. Working closely with the program’s faculty and curators at the Whitney, the students develop proposals for the exhibition. Once a proposal has been approved by the Museum’s curators, the students proceed to select artworks, arrange loans, and design and oversee the installation of the exhibition. The students write essays for and participate in the production of a catalogue accompanying their exhibition.

Independent Study Program

Whitney Museum of American Art — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:13:26 -0500

Research/ISP

The Independent Study Program (ISP) consists of three interrelated parts: Studio Program, Curatorial Program, and Critical Studies Program. The ISP provides a setting within which students pursuing art practice, curatorial work, art historical scholarship, and critical writing engage in ongoing discussions and debates that examine the historical, social, and intellectual conditions of artistic production. The program encourages the theoretical and critical study of the practices, institutions, and discourses that constitute the field of culture.

Each year fifteen students are selected to participate in the Studio Program, four in the Curatorial Program, and six in the Critical Studies Program. Curatorial and critical studies students are designated as Helena Rubinstein Fellows in recognition of the substantial support provided to the program by the Helena Rubinstein Foundation. The program begins in early September and concludes at the end of the following May. Many of the participants are enrolled at universities and art schools and receive academic credit for their participation, while others have recently completed their formal studies.

Independent Study Program

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:23:33 -0500

Research/ISP/Application

A clear indication of which program (studio, critical, or curatorial) you are applying for
A résumé or C.V. including name, address, and telephone number (school and/or permanent)
School you are currently attending or have attended, degree program, and expected date of graduation (may be included in your C.V.)
Two letters of recommendation (may be sent under separate cover)
A statement discussing your work, educational experience, and intellectual interests (no more than 2 pages)
An application fee of $15 (make check or a Western Union money order payable to Whitney Museum of American Art)

Studio Program applicants must also include

Reproductions of examples of your recent work—No more than 15 high resolution print-outs, photos, or slides (slides must be enclosed in plastic sleeves). No more than 30 minutes of film, videotape, or DVD (do not send original material). Please do not send CD-ROMs.
Application materials must be enclosed in no larger than a 9 × 12-inch envelope. Oversize material will not be reviewed.

Curatorial Program applicants must also include

Writing sample (no more than 15 pages)
An exhibition proposal (no more than 2 pages)

Critical Studies Program applicants must also include

Writing sample (no more than 15 pages)
An individual research project proposal (no more than 4 pages)

Independent Study Program

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:22:52 -0500

Research/ISP/Seminars

The faculty of the ISP is available to meet individually with all members of the program to discuss their work or more general practical, theoretical, or historical questions. The program’s regular and visiting faculty members are Ron Clark, Mary Kelly, Benjamin Buchloh, Hal Foster, Laura Mulvey, Isaac Julien, Gregg Bordowitz, Andrea Fraser, Chantal Mouffe, Alex Alberro, Jennifer Gonzalez, Okwui Enwezor, and Sarah Lookofsky.

Independent Study Program

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:21:33 -0500

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Critical Studies participants engage in individual scholarly research and critical writing projects through tutorials with a professional art historian, critic, or cultural theorist. The program’s faculty arranges tutorials and provides additional advice and guidance. A symposium is held in May at the Whitney, at which the Critical Studies students present papers.

Independent Study Program

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:20:41 -0500

Research/ISP/StudioProgram

The participants in the Studio Program are engaged in a variety of art practices with an emphasis on installation work, film and video, photography, performance, and various forms of interdisciplinary practice. The program provides studio space and facilities in our loft in downtown Manhattan. The Studio Program exhibition is held in May.

Undercurrents: Experimental Ecosystems In Recent Art

Whitney Museum of American Art — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:35:10 -0400

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Ethical cohabitation—how to live together and how to be in the shared environment—is the problem that brings together the sociopolitical, cultural, and ecological within this exhibition. While ostensibly aiming to achieve harmonious balance, such relations are nevertheless inherently antagonistic and always unstable. In this context, how does one choose to act?

To address this question, we have traced out a network of physical sites along the west side of Manhattan to activate an expanded territory, both literally and figuratively. Specific project sites for the exhibition include The Kitchen, the High Line, the Little Red Lighthouse and the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant. This decentralized exhibition structure suggests multiple positions (geographical, historical, and physical) in which visitors may situate themselves. We provide the opportunity for artists and visitors to perceive and participate in these interrelationships within the urban environment.

Undercurrents is an experimental ecosystem in itself, opening up a collective platform for thought, the imagination, dialogue and action; the exhibition is a site to critically engage with the changes taking place in the entangled registers of the world around us. The range of artistic practices and issues presented produce surprising encounters, demonstrating how cohabitation is the source of struggle and creativity, problems and solutions, malice and beauty, and consists of the stage on which we all ultimately play a role.

Curated by Anik Fournier, Michelle Lim, Amanda Parmer and Robert Wuilfe
Whitney Independent Study Program Curatorial Fellows, 2009–2010

Research

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:27:57 -0500

The interdisciplinary nature of research at the Whitney Museum encompasses not only the theoretical study of art but also the technical and practical ramifications of the creative process. From critical debate at the Independent Study Program (ISP) to investigation of artist’s intent through choice of material to a reconsideration of an artist’s production through scholarly review and publication, the research arms listed below seek to enrich our experience of art.

Technical Studies

Whitney Museum of American Art — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:09:57 -0500

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The Conservation department participates in Whitney programs as well as various other projects that include symposia, interviews, publications, lectures, and interdisciplinary research. The intent is to share technical information gleaned from the museum’s collection with colleagues, private collectors, and the general public.

Research Faq

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:54:52 -0400

Research/Library/ResearchFAQ

Library resources are available, by appointment only, for research on Whitney Museum history, Whitney exhibitions, and the study of American art history by collectors, art historians, graduate students, staff of other museums, art galleries, and scholars. Before making an appointment, researchers are encouraged to search the Library’s online catalogue, WhitneyCat. Please email your request to library@whitney.org or call (212) 570-3648 to schedule an appointment.

Special Collections

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:44:27 -0400

Research/Library/SpecialCollections

The Library’s Special Collections consist of artists’ books, portfolios, photographs, titles in the Whitney Fellows Artist and Writers Series (1982–2001), posters, and valuable ephemera that relate to the Museum’s permanent collection. There is a focus on literature illustrated by American artists and fine editions of collaborative works between artists and writers. Books in the Special Collections by or about a particular artist can be found by searching the artists’ name in WhitneyCat.

Library Fellows

Whitney Museum of American Art — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:15:20 -0400

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The Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum is a group of individuals who provide crucial support for the Frances Mulhall Achilles Library, one of the world’s most important libraries in the field of American art. The Library Fellows explore the relationship between contemporary American artists and the published materials that document and enhance understanding of their work. With a focus on the Whitney’s exhibition program and permanent collection, this group provides vital support to the Museum Library’s operations and establishes funds to enhance its Special Collections.

Faculty

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:50:19 -0400

Research/ISP/Faculty

The faculty of the ISP is available to meet individually with all members of the program to discuss their work or more general practical, theoretical, or historical questions. The program’s regular and visiting faculty members are Ron Clark, Johanna Burton, Mary Kelly, Benjamin Buchloh, Hal Foster, Laura Mulvey, Isaac Julien, Gregg Bordowitz, Andrea Fraser, and Chantal Mouffe.

Recent Seminar Leaders And Tutors

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:05:57 -0400

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Vito Acconci

Alex Alberro

Emily Apter

Carol Armstrong

Maurice Berger

Homi Bhabha

Gregg Bordowitz

Benjamin Buchloh

Judith Butler

Jonathan Crary

Thomas Crow

Rosalyn Deutsche

Mark Dion

Okwui Enwezor

Harun Farocki

Hal Foster

Andrea Fraser

Coco Fusco

Jennifer González

Isabelle Graw

Renée Green

Hans Haacke

Stuart Hall

David Harvey

Sharon Hayes

Thomas Hirschhorn

Jenny Holzer

Chrissie Iles

Alfredo Jaar

Isaac Julien

Mary Kelly

Silvia Kolbowski

Miwon Kwon

Louise Lawler

Kobena Mercer

Chantal Mouffe

Laura Mulvey

Mark Nash

Molly Nesbit

Christiane Paul

Adrian Piper

Yvonne Rainer

Martha Rosler

Andrew Ross

Allan Sekula

Gayatri Spivak

Anthony Vidler

Fred Wilson

Peter Wolle

Apply

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:17:42 -0400

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Access To The Collections

Whitney Museum of American Art — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:24:47 -0400

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Information about the Library’s holdings is available through the online catalogue, WhitneyCat.

The Library is open daily to Museum staff. Limited Library access is available to Whitney Museum members, visiting art historians, PhD candidates, graduate students, gallery staff, and other high level researchers interested in the Museum, its history, exhibitions, permanent collections and artists are required to schedule an appointment by calling 212-570-3648 or emailing a brief request to library@whitney.org. [is it possible to insert a pop-up box here]

PLEASE NOTE: During the Whitney Summer Intern program— June through August —the Library will be closed to outside researchers. Please call to schedule an appointment after the 1st of September.

The Library subscribes to several electronic databases which are only available “on site.” For other information about the Library or how to conduct research about Whitney, please search the RESEARCH FAQ. For more information about the Whitney Museum, please search the MUSEUM FAQ.

Support The Library

Whitney Museum of American Art — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:56:44 -0400

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Whitney Cat

Whitney Museum of American Art — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:54:45 -0400

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