The Whitney Museum in New York houses one of the world's foremost collections of modern and contemporary American art.
With Calder’s The Cock’s Comb (1960) looking on, KOOL A.D., Amaze 88, and Loren Hell took the stage in the Museum’s lower gallery last night. The music continues through the weekend, as young artists present their contemporary spin on the blues tradition.
Catch Mykki Blanco, KOOL A.D., Amaze 88, and Loren Hell this Friday night as we kick off our weekend-long smokeforblues festival!
In conjunction with Blues For Smoke, join us this Friday for Speaking the Blues, an evening of spoken word, readings, and performance inspired by the blues aesthetic. Admission is free during pay-what-you-wish!
Installation view of Blues for Smoke (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, February 7–April 28, 2013). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
This Friday, experience an immersive evening of live performance and culinary invention at SYNONYM FOR UNTITLED. Untitled chef Chris Bradley will prepare a tasting menu based on a grocery list created by artist Andrew Lampert, which makes associative pairings between artists in the Whitney’s collection and culinary ingredients. The evening will also feature contributions from poet Mónica de la Torre, cellist Okkyung Lee, and violinist C. Spencer Yeh. Visit whitney.org for more information.
This Friday during pay-what-you-wish hours, join us for EMERGENCY CHEESECAKE. Co-organized by artist Wade Guyton and curator Jay Sanders, the evening will feature an array of music, performance, live DJ sets, video work, and screenings by young, New York City–based artists.
For her 1966 performance Walking Piece, Yayoi Kusama walked the streets of New York in a kimono as a commentary on her outsider status.
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929), Slide from Walking Piece, 1966. Slide projection, dimensions variable. Courtesy Victoria Miro Gallery, London; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo; and Yayoi Kusama Studio. © Yayoi Kusama. 24 Photos by Eikoh Hosoe. © Eikoh Hosoe
Yayoi Kusama’s “Grand Orgy to Awaken the Dead at MoMA (Otherwise Known as the Museum of Modern Art)” took place on August 24, 1969 and made the front page of the Daily News the following day.
Kusama publicized the event, saying, “At the museum you can take your clothes off in good company: RENOIR, MAILLOL, GIACOMETTI, PICASSO.”
Image via Lisa Thatcher
Alicia Hall Moran & Jason Moran’s week-long Biennial residency included a cover of Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls)” with taiko drummers, among many other events.
Kalup Linzy’s performance “A Memorial for Taiwan” took place at last night’s Whitney Art Party, which supports the museum’s ISP program.
Photograph via Artinfo
As part of the Whitney Biennial, the artist K8 Hardy riffed on fashion pageantry, presenting a full-scale live runway show.
K8 Hardy, Untitled Runway Show, May 20, 2012, featuring a runway created by fellow Biennial artist Oscar Tuazon.
Photograph © Paula Court
K8 Hardy presents her Untitled Runway Show at 4 pm and 5 pm this Sunday, May 20, 2012 as part of the Biennial.
Invitations by K8 Hardy
“Let me tell you something. You can’t burn a bra anymore.”
K8 Hardy talks to The New York Times in advance of her Biennial fashion shows this Sunday, May 20, 2012.
Georgia Sagri, Working the No Work, 2011-12. Video via Vernissage TV
Sagri will perform on select Fridays and Sundays through May 27, 2012, as part of the Biennial.
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