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An Incomplete History of Protest: Jeffrey Gibson on Howardena Pindell

Jeffrey Gibson standing in the Whitney.

"Is it a form of activism to expose yourself?" asks artist Jeffrey Gibson, as he discusses Howardena Pindell's video work Free, White and 21.

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An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017
Aug 18, 2017–Aug 27, 2018

Black and white photograph of protesters with black rectangles covering their signs.

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2018

Jeffrey Gibson standing in the Whitney.

An Incomplete History of Protest: Jeffrey Gibson on Howardena Pindell

Aug 27, 2018

 

Tom Kalin.

An Incomplete History of Protest:
Gran Fury's Tom Kalin on Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds

Aug 22, 2018

 

Shellyne Rodriguez.

An Incomplete History of Protest:
Shellyne Rodriguez on Ja'Tovia Gary

Feb 26, 2018

 

Dread Scott.

An Incomplete History of Protest:
Dread Scott on Badlands Unlimited

Jan 12, 2018

2017

Fast Forward: Joyce Pensato In The Studio

Apr 25, 2017

 

Victor Muniz poses in front of photos.

Human Interest: Vik Muniz on Saul Leiter and Robert Frank

Mar 31, 2017

 

Martha Rosler with Susan Meiselas's work Shortie on the Bally, Barton, Vermont

Human Interest: Martha Rosler on Susan Meiselas

Feb 10, 2017

 

Buck talking in front of O'Keefe painting.

Human Interest: Robert Buck on Georgia O’Keeffe

Jan 23, 2017

2016

Human Interest: Scott Rothkopf on Jasper Johns

Dec 15, 2016

 

Share Your #WhitneyPortraits

Nov 22, 2016

 

Human Interest: Judith Bernstein on Urs Fischer

Nov 21, 2016

 

Kalup Linzy

Human Interest:
Kalup Linzy on Duane Hanson

Oct 13, 2016

 

Man standing in front of Basquiat painting.

Human Interest:
Mathew Cerletty on Jean-Michel Basquiat

Sep 29, 2016

 

Human Interest:
K8 Hardy on Sturtevant

Sep 15, 2016

 

Human Interest: Byron Kim on Avery Singer

Sep 6, 2016

 

Human Interest: Martha Wilson on John Coplans

Aug 8, 2016

 

Jared Bark

Human Interest: Jared Bark on John D. Graham

Jul 18, 2016

 

Martha Rosler with Susan Meiselas's work Shortie on the Bally, Barton, Vermont

Human Interest: Artists Discuss Whitney Portraits

Jun 28, 2016

 

Human Interest: Barkley Hendricks On Alice Neel

Jun 28, 2016

 

Archibald J. Motley Jr., Gettin’ Religion, 1948. Oil on canvas.

Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby On Her Billboard Project, Before Now After

May 27, 2016

 

Cryptoparty participant on his computer

Preserving Privacy: On the State of Surveillance

Apr 29, 2016

 

Chucker Branch and Christine Lehner standing with the Whitney beehives

The Whitney Beekeepers

Apr 22, 2016

 

Archibald J. Motley Jr., Gettin’ Religion, 1948. Oil on canvas.

Beyond Documentation: Davarian Baldwin on Archibald Motley’s Gettin’ Religion

Mar 11, 2016

 

Q&A with Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff: New Theater in a New Context

Feb 1, 2016

 

Woman with 2016 glasses.

What does it mean to ring in the New Year?

Jan 11, 2016

2015

Frank Stella's Paintings Inspire a Giant Marble Run

Dec 16, 2015

 

How to Install a Two-Ton Star

Dec 15, 2015

 

Woman reading a book with microphone.

What is Your White Whale?

Dec 2, 2015

 

The Player Piano in Print

Nov 19, 2015

 

Interview: Flawless Sabrina, Zackary Drucker, and Elisabeth Sherman

Oct 23, 2015