Contemporaries Curator-Led Tour of Sixties Surreal Thurs, Jan 8, 2026, 6:30–7:30 pm

Contemporaries Curator-Led Tour of Sixties Surreal

Thurs, Jan 8, 2026
6:30–7:30 pm

A museum visitor in a lace dress leans forward to closely examine colorful sculptures in a gallery.
A museum visitor in a lace dress leans forward to closely examine colorful sculptures in a gallery.

Installation view of Sixties Surreal (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, September 24, 2025–Jan 19, 2026). From left to right: Barbara Chase-Riboud, Confessions for Myself, 1972; Jeremy Anderson, Riverrun, 1965; Hannah Wilke, Teasel Cushion, 1967; Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation, c. 1963; Louise Bourgeois, Fée Couturière, 1963; Deborah Remington, Haddonfield, 1965; Judy Chicago, In My Mother’s House, c. 1962-64; Deborah Remington, Haddonfield, 1965; Franklin Williams, Untitled, 1967. Photograph by Matthew Carasella

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Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patron members are invited to this event. The invitation is for two individuals per membership household. Registration instructions will be provided by email. 

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Floor 5

Open to Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patron members

Contemporaries members are invited to experience Sixties Surreal with Kelly Long, Contemporaries curatorial liaison and an organizer of the exhibition. 

Sixties Surreal spotlights the story of American art of the 1960s, highlighting a generation of artists who responded to a world in flux. Featuring over 100 artists including Andy Warhol, Yayoi Kusama, Faith Ringgold, Ed Ruscha, and Jack Whitten, this bold exhibition showcases a movement rooted in social change, Surrealist influence, and a revolutionary spirit.

Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patron members are invited to this event, and the invitation is for two individuals per membership household.


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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Learn more at whitney.org/artport

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