I, YOU, WE
Apr 25–Sept 1, 2013
I, you, we: three very commonplace words. These pronouns—with all their implied complexities of meaning—provide an unexpected guide for assessing the works of art from the 1980s and early 1990s in the Museum’s collection. What becomes apparent in this survey of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, and photographs is how the personal, social, and collective issues and concerns of the artists of this time are still relevant several decades later.
I, YOU, WE is organized by David Kiehl, Nancy and Fred Poses Curator.
Ongoing support for the permanent collection and major support for I, YOU, WE is provided by
Bank of America.
I, YOU, WE is the fifth in a two-year series of exhibitions which reassess the Whitney’s collection in anticipation of the Museum’s move downtown. Unfolding chronologically, these exhibitions explore overlooked developments in American art and reconsider iconic figures and works within new contexts.
Events
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Wed,
Sept 11Curatorial Laboratory: Perspectives on the Whitney’s Collection
6:45–9 pm
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Wed,
Aug 7Artist Talk and Screening: Dear Klaus and Minou
7 pm
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Fri,
July 26Canceled: I, YOU, WE Stroller Tour
12–1 pm
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Thurs,
July 25Rescheduled: Curatorial Laboratory: Perspectives on the Whitney’s Collection
6:45–9 pm
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Sat,
July 13Member Saturday Night
6:30–8:30 pm
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Sat,
June 1Member Saturday Night
6:30–8:30 pm
Explore works from this exhibition
in the Whitney's collection
View 78 works
In the News
"This is an exhibition that faces AIDS head-on, as it does identity."
—The New York Times
"The Whitney Finds the Good Thing About the '80s"
—The Village Voice
Video: Curator David Kiehl leads a walk-through of the exhibition.
—Here TV
"An intense and poignant selection of works from the Whitney’s permanent collection that is worth catching"
—ARTnews
"A stunning, stirring exhibit"
—A&U Magazine