Behind the Scenes of Whitney Biennial 2024 Thurs, May 30, 2024, 5:30–6:30 pm

Behind the Scenes of Whitney Biennial 2024

Thurs, May 30, 2024
5:30–6:30 pm

Crumbling red-brown amber sculpture filled with paper and indiscernible found objects, spilling out of large black steel support bars.
Crumbling red-brown amber sculpture filled with paper and indiscernible found objects, spilling out of large black steel support bars.

Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 20–August 11, 2024). Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, Paloma Blanca Deja Volar / White Dove Let Us Fly, 2024. Photograph by Nora Gomez-Strauss

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Members are invited to go behind the scenes of Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing with the exhibition organizers to explore a selection of the show’s ever-evolving works. Join Curatorial Project Assistant Beatriz Cifuentes for a moderated discussion with Whitney staff involved in the preparation and preservation of this unique Biennial. In this virtual program, speakers will provide insight into the visual changes and material development of transformative works on view throughout the summer.

Speakers include:
Brenna Cothran, Registrar
Olivia Gregory, Exhibition Coordinator
Matthew Skopek, Melva Bucksbaum Director of Conservation
Moderated by Beatriz Cifuentes, Curatorial Project Assistant 


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