Member Preview Days for Fast Forward: Painting from the 1980s
Wed, Jan 25, 2017
12–5 pm
Kenny Scharf, When the Worlds Collide, 1984. Oil and acrylic spray paint on canvas, 122 5/16 × 209 5/16 in. (310.7 × 531.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from Edward R. Downe, Jr. and Eric Fischl 84.44 © 2017 Kenny Scharf/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Floor Eight
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Enjoy a first look at Fast Forward: Painting from the 1980s. Drawn entirely from the Whitney’s collection, this exhibition takes a focused look at painting from a decade associated with the arrival of new media and the rapid growth of the contemporary art world. Fast Forward presents work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Murray, David Salle, and Terry Winters, alongside work by less-familiar artists such as Moira Dryer, Joyce Pensato, and Julia Wachtel.
Wednesday and Thursday, January 25–26
12–5 pm
Standard admission for each category applies: Discount and Individual members enjoy admission for the cardholder, Dual and Friend members enjoy admission for the two cardholders, etc. One-time-use member guest passes may be used. Not open to corporate and reciprocal members.
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