A colorful, symmetrical composition centers on a large face with wide, watchful eyes, surrounded by intricate patterns, vivid shapes, and smaller angelic figures. A crown-like form rises above the face, while layered designs in green, yellow, blue, red, and gold fill nearly every part of the image, creating a dense, dreamlike scene.

The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
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  • A portrait bust of a Black woman, her face lifted slightly towards the sky
    A portrait bust of a Black woman, her face lifted slightly towards the sky

    Elizabeth Catlett, Head, 1947. Terracotta, overall: 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (27.3 × 16.5 × 22.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Jack E. Chachkes Purchase Fund, the +6 Schmidt Shubert Purchase Fund, and the Wilfred P. and Rose J. Cohen Purchase Fund in memory of Cecil Joseph Weekes 2013.103. © Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • New York skyline with the Statue of Liberty pedestal labeled LIBERTY and a nearby warship flying an American flag.
    New York skyline with the Statue of Liberty pedestal labeled LIBERTY and a nearby warship flying an American flag.

    Florine Stettheimer, New York/Liberty, 1918–1919. Oil on canvas, overall (framed): 70 1/2 × 44 1/2 × 2 in. (179.1 × 113 × 5.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Bequest of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his father, Kenneth F. Simpson, member of the 76th Congress from New York City, and his mother, Helen-Louise Knickerbacker Porter Simpson 2017.190a-b

  • Four standing and shirtless Black men facing and signing at the photographer against a black background. One man's face is blurred.
    Four standing and shirtless Black men facing and signing at the photographer against a black background. One man's face is blurred.

    Deana Lawson, Signs, 2016. Inkjet print, sheet (sight): 53 1/4 × 42 3/8 in. (135.3 × 107.6 cm) Image (sight): 53 1/4 × 42 3/8 in. (135.3 × 107.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee and the Henry Nias Foundation 2018.94. © Deana Lawson

  • Andy Warhol sits shirtless on a bench with his eyes closed, his skin pale and his torso scarred. A supportive corset fits snuggly around his waist.
    Andy Warhol sits shirtless on a bench with his eyes closed, his skin pale and his torso scarred. A supportive corset fits snuggly around his waist.

    Alice Neel, Andy Warhol, 1970. Oil and acrylic on linen, overall: 60 × 40 in. (152.4 × 101.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Timothy Collins 80.52. © The Estate of Alice Neel. Courtesy The Estate of Alice Neel and David Zwirner

  • A woman in a vintage suit and hat walks along a cobblestone street, looking to her right.
    A woman in a vintage suit and hat walks along a cobblestone street, looking to her right.

    Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #23, 1978. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm) Image: 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19.1 × 24 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner 2010.221. © Cindy Sherman, courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures

  • 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

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Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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