Contemporaries Reception and Tour of the Whitney Biennial 2019 Mon, Jun 3 , Wed, Jul 10, Mon, Sep 9, 2019

Contemporaries Reception and Tour of the Whitney Biennial 2019

Mon, Jun 3
Wed, Jul 10
Mon, Sep 9
2019

Layers of paper with different colors and textures
Layers of paper with different colors and textures

Tomashi Jackson, Sideways / Side Eye (Peach Shape), 2018. Silkscreen, oil, and acrylic, on gauze, canvas, and paper, 39 × 32 in. (99.1 × 81.3 cm). Schwartz Art Collection, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA. Image courtesy the artist and Tilton Gallery, New York. Photograph by Adam Reich

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The 2019 Whitney Biennial is the Museum’s seventy-ninth installment of the Whitney’s flagship exhibition. Charting the latest developments in contemporary American art, this year’s presentation features seventy-five artists working in painting, sculpture, installation, film and video, photography, performance, and sound. Each tour, lasting approximately fifty minutes, will be led by one of the Museum’s Joan Tisch Teaching Fellows. A wine reception will be available throughout the event.

Monday, June 3
Option 1: 7:45 pm
Option 2: 8:00 pm
Option 3: 8:15 pm

Wednesday, July 10
Option 1: 7:45 pm*
Option 2: 8:00 pm
Option 3: 8:15 pm

Monday, September 9
Option 1: 7:45 pm
Option 2: 8:00 pm
Option 3: 8:15 pm

*This event has reached capacity.

Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patrons are invited to this event. The invitation is for two individuals per membership household.

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On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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Learn more at whitney.org/artport

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