Whitney Museum of American Art

In honor of the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony today, check out Jeanette Mundt's Born Athlete American: Laurie Hernandez I (2018) from the collection. 🤸♀️ This painting—which you may remember from the 2019 #WhitneyBiennial—is based on photo composites of the 2016 US Women's Olympics gymnastics team. "In the photo composites, the body sort of fades in and out so that you can see the moments that the illustrator really wanted to highlight," Mundt said. Rendered in oil and glitter, Laurie Hernandez I portrays the gymnast's beam routine as a splintered continuous narrative. Mundt accentuates the physical strain on the female body as well as the societal scrutiny the sport draws, highlighting the ways in which gender stereotypes and national identities are projected and picked apart via mass media as well as the oppressive structures that underpin them. — Jeanette Mundt, Born Athlete American: Laurie Hernandez I, 2018. Oil and glitter on canvas, 50 × 60 in. (127 × 152.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; promised gift of Jenny Brorsen and Richard DeMartini P.2020.13. © Jeanette Mundt. Courtesy: Jeanette Mundt and Société, Berlin

Maja Ruznic's work in the 2024 #WhitneyBiennial is about how the body keeps the score. In our podcast minisode, Ruznic talks about finding beauty in sadness, her path to becoming the artist she is today, and the restorative power of awe. Listen to the 5-minute episode, and be sure to visit the Biennial before it closes on August 11 to experience Ruznic's paintings in person: https://bit.ly/3Qqji0W

This summer, the Whitney is getting out of the galleries and hopping on the subway in a partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 🚇 Next stop: New York Transit Museum! Housed in an authentic subway station in Downtown Brooklyn, the Transit Museum is accessible by over 20 (!) bus and subway lines. Join us at the Transit Museum this Saturday, July 27, for a special artmaking activity inspired by the 2024 #WhitneyBiennial. We'll be creating colorful signs and sticker tile images, drawing inspiration from artist Jane Dickson, whose painting Save Time (2020) you may remember from the 2022 Biennial. A large-scale vinyl installation of Save Time is also currently installed on the facade of a former retail space at the West Fourth Street MTA station. Get all the details below. See you there!

Tickets are now on sale for Edges of Ailey at the Whitney! Celebrate the life and legacy of Alvin Ailey in a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition exploring his choreography, artistic vision, and lasting global impact. The exhibition opens to Members on September 19, and the public on September 25. 🎟️ Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/ezNvfywK — Director: Ezra Hurwitz

Delete your dating apps and find love the old fashioned way: strolling around the Whitney this summer. We've compiled a seasonal guide with our favorite ways to beat the heat at the Museum. From the 18 citrus trees growing in our eighth floor galleries to al fresco dining and beloved summertime works in our collection, there are endless ways to make the most of our AC inside and our iconic views outside. ☀️ Full guide: https://lnkd.in/e4Fz8ckE

Next Saturday, July 27, join us for an afternoon of performances in celebration of Disability Pride Month with 2024 #WhitneyBiennial artist JJJJJerome Ellis and SPACE, an organization that serves people who stutter through arts, education, and advocacy. 4–5:30 pm SPACE to stutter... SPACE to create A showcase of performances by artists who stutter, including poetry, dance, film, and other creative explorations of dysfluent voices. The event also features an interactive installation of visual art by people who stutter. 5:30–6:30 pm Aster of Ceremonies JJJJJerome Ellis presents an iteration of their transdisciplinary project, Aster of Ceremonies. Using piano, saxophone, electronics, and voice, this lecture-performance is an ongoing attempt to, in the words of critic Hortense Spillers, "hear [slavery's] stutter more clearly." This event is free but registration is required—head to the link below. ASL interpretation and CART captioning will be provided in-person and online. Masking is strongly recommended for in-person participation. To create a scent-free environment for those with sensitivities, please refrain from wearing products containing fragrances.

You're invited to a special free outdoor dance class on Tuesday, July 23, in partnership with AILEY and the Meatpacking BID to celebrate Edges of Ailey, a multimedia exhibition opening at the Whitney this fall! 💃 Exhibition tickets will be going live that same day. Participants will learn excerpts from Alvin Ailey's timeless signature masterpiece "Revelations" led by Ailey Extension instructor and famed former Ailey Company member Linda Celeste Sims. Join us next Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in Gansevoort Plaza. All ages and levels are welcome!

Have you heard? Alex Tatarsky is in the #WhitneyBiennial 🤡 Considering the word "material," as both the physical substances that comprise an object and the experiences that become a performance, Tatarsky will gather an array of items—from their clown closet, from the garbage, and from the audience—to generate scores and screeds towards a clown fever dream in which they attempt to be possessed, rather than possess, and to follow pleasure amidst the mess. Performance details and tickets: https://lnkd.in/e9qxAsdj

Get ready: We're about to celebrate Edward Hopper's birthday all weekend long! 🥳 Saturday, July 20 We've teamed up with the Meatpacking District and Edward Hopper House to plan a day of events and activities at the Whitney Museum, photo ops in Gansevoort Plaza, and festivities at the Edward Hopper House Museum and Study Center. The Whitney will also host our second annual Hopper Ride—a round-trip bike ride open to the public from the Museum to Hopper's birthplace of Nyack, NY. Space is limited—reserve your spot at the link in our profile. Sunday, July 21 The weekend will close with a Sunday concert from 5 to 7 pm at Edward Hopper House Museum by Night Hawk, a Hopper inspired indie band. Monday, July 22 Happy birthday, Hopper! 🎉 Get all the details: https://lnkd.in/eAQxXvSq

We've been teaming up with the teens from our education programs to make videos about the #WhitneyBiennial and beyond. For this segment, we asked them about the most interesting, impactful, and moving works in this year's Biennial. Psst: Want to be part of our Youth Insights (YI) program? NYC high school students are invited to apply to our fall 2024 YI Artists program now. Apps are due by Friday, August 2, at 11:59 pm! Details: https://lnkd.in/evu6PXCv