Contemporaries Reception and Tour of Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019
Wed, Mar 4
Mon, May 4
2020
Rosie Lee Tompkins, Three Sixes, 1986. Quilted polyester double-knit, wool jersey and cotton, 89 3/4 × 71 1/2 in. (228 × 181.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee 2003.70. © Estate of Rosie Lee Tompkins
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Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patron Members
Drawn primarily from the Whitney’s collection, Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019 features over sixty artists—including Faith Ringgold, Yayoi Kusama, and Robert Rauschenberg—whose use of craft-informed techniques challenge the power structures that determine artistic value. Through the eighty artworks on display, this exhibition inspires a fresh consideration of mediums and techniques that have historically been under-recognized in mainstream American art.
Each tour lasts approximately fifty minutes and will be led by one of the Museum’s Joan Tisch Teaching Fellows. A wine reception will be available throughout the event.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Option 1: 7:45 pm
Option 2: 8 pm
Option 3: 8:15 pm
Monday, May 4, 2020
Option 1: 7:45 pm
Option 2: 8 pm
Option 3: 8:15 pm
Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patron members are invited to this event. The invitation is for two individuals per membership household.
