Member Preview Days for In the Balance: Between Painting and Sculpture, 1965–1985
Oct 13–17, 2022
Alma Thomas (1891–1978), Mars Dust, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, 69 1/4 × 57 1/8 in. (175.9 × 145.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Hament Corporation 72.58
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Floor 5, Kaufman Gallery
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Be among the first to explore In the Balance: Between Painting and Sculpture, 1965–1985 during five full days of Member Previews.
Thursday, October 13
10:30 am–6 pm
Friday, October 14
10:30 am–10 pm
Saturday, October 15
10:30 am–6 pm
Sunday, October 16
10:30 am–6 pm
Monday, October 17
10:30 am–6 pm
In the Balance brings together artworks from the Whitney’s collection that showcase how sculpture can explore painting’s domain and how painting can take up sculptural concerns. These works upset preexisting ideas of what art can be and move beyond established limits of what artists can do. Regardless of whether they pour across or sit directly on the floor, the sculptures included in this exhibition investigate color, surface, and optical perception. Paintings highlight ideas like balance and objecthood and engage with traditions long associated with three-dimensional art.