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The Whitney Biennial 

The Whitney Biennial is the longest-running survey of American art, and has been a hallmark of the Museum since 1932. The current format—a survey show of work in all media occurring every two years—has been in place since 1973. Mark your calendars for the next iteration, opening March 2026. 

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Family Programs

Whitney family programs offer artmaking workshops, special events and tours, in-gallery activity guides, and at-home artmaking challenges. Join us for upcoming family events or Free Second Sundays.

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Video

Watch our latest video series to dive deeper into art at the Whitney.

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Listen to Artists Among Us, featuring long-form and short-form podcasts exploring artworks and events in and around the Whitney through conversation.

artport

Check out art that's created specifically for the web on artport—the Whitney's gallery space for Internet and new-media art.


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  • A black plaque with gold letters advising to limit acting against your nature, like sleeping with people you hate.
    A black plaque with gold letters advising to limit acting against your nature, like sleeping with people you hate.

    Jenny Holzer, Untitled with selection from "Living Series", 1980–1982. Bronze wall plaque, overall: 7 15/16 × 10 × 1/4 in. (20.2 × 25.4 × 0.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner P.2011.179. © Jenny Holzer/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Three overlapping American flags with stars and stripes, arranged in a layered pattern.
    Three overlapping American flags with stars and stripes, arranged in a layered pattern.

    Jasper Johns, Three Flags, 1958. Encaustic on canvas, overall: 30 5/8 × 45 1/2 × 4 5/8 in. (77.8 × 115.6 × 11.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Gilman Foundation, Inc., The Lauder Foundation, A. Alfred Taubman, Laura-Lee Whittier Woods, Howard Lipman, and Ed Downe in honor of the Museum's 50th Anniversary 80.32. © Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A woman wearing red lipstick smiles softly, her face in profile against a more vivid red background.
    A woman wearing red lipstick smiles softly, her face in profile against a more vivid red background.

    Alex Katz, The Red Smile, 1963. Oil on linen, overall: 78 7/8 × 115 in. (200.3 × 292.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 83.3. © Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A grayish-white crater of hard, rough material drawn to a center point
    A grayish-white crater of hard, rough material drawn to a center point

    Jay DeFeo, The Rose, 1958–1966. Oil with embedded fabric, string, and wood on canvas, overall: 128 7/8 × 92 1/4 × 11 in. (327.3 × 234.3 × 27.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Jay DeFeo Foundation and purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee and the Judith Rothschild Foundation 95.170. © The Jay DeFeo Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Stylized torso wearing textured, wrapped black garments with cutouts against a gray background.
    Stylized torso wearing textured, wrapped black garments with cutouts against a gray background.

    Christina Ramberg, Istrian River Lady, 1974. Acrylic on composition board, with wood frame, overall: 35 3/8 × 31 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (89.9 × 79.4 × 4.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Roberts in memory of their son, James Reed Roberts 74.12a-b. Courtesy of the Estate of Christina Ramberg & Corbett vs. Dempsey.

  • A small teddy bear stands on a wooden floor looking at its reflections in two mirrors.
    A small teddy bear stands on a wooden floor looking at its reflections in two mirrors.

    Juan Antonio Olivares, Moléculas, 2017. Video, color, sound, 10 min., aspect Ratio: 16:9. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2017.185. © Juan Antonio Olivares, courtesy Off Vendome, New York

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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