Exhibition Tour: Inheritance Aug 26–Oct 1, 2023

Exhibition Tour: Inheritance

Aug 26–Oct 1, 2023

Many materials such as dresses, t-shirts, twigs, etc. create the image of a road leading to a sun.
Many materials such as dresses, t-shirts, twigs, etc. create the image of a road leading to a sun.

Kevin Beasley, The Road, 2019. Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, Virginia soil, Virginia twigs, Virginia pine needles, housedresses, kaftans, T-shirts, du-rags, altered housedresses, altered kaftans, altered T-shirts, altered garments, altered tires, scarf, guinea fowl feathers, down feathers, copper, jewelry, shoelaces, mobile phone, burlap satchel, windshield wipers, altered African fabrics, socks, Timberland boots, aluminum, steel, 96 × 120 × 10 in. (243.8 × 304.8 × 25.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee in memory of Ron Burrell 2021.59. © Kevin Beasley. Courtesy the artist and Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York. Photograph by Jason Wyche

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Floor 6

Gallery tours through the Whitney’s current exhibitions are offered each day. Tours are free with Museum admission. No reservations are necessary, but capacity is limited to twenty people on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours meet in the galleries. 

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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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