Harold Cohen: AARON — Discussing the Earliest Artificial Intelligence Program for ArtmakingChristiane Paul, Curator of Digital Art, and David Lisbon, Curatorial Assistant, the curatorial team behind Harold Cohen: AARON, share insights in this conversation about the show on the Whitney’s 8th Floor. This exhibition traces the evolution of Harold Cohen’s AARON, the earliest artificial intelligence (AI) program for artmaking. Leaving behind his practice as an established painter in Lo...
Mary Kelly’s Concentric PedagogyThis program celebrates the publication of Mary Kelly’s Concentric Pedagogy: Selected Writings with a conversation between Mary Kelly and editor Juli Carson, moderated by Carrie Lambert-Beatty. As an artist and a theorist, Kelly is known for her foundational contributions to feminist and conceptual art; she is also renowned for her innovative pedagogical method, which has influenced countless artists, writers, and teachers. This discussion considers...
Torkwase Dyson Installation: Behind the Scenes | Hyundai Terrace CommissionAfter three weeks of installation, Torkwase Dyson’s Liquid Shadows, Solid Dreams (A Monastic Playground) opened to the public last week. Take a look at how our art handling and carpentry teams brought this work to life on our Floor 5 terrace. The massive sculpture is part of Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing and is the inaugural Hyundai Terrace Commission. Described by Dyson as a “monast...
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real ThingThe 2024 Whitney Biennial is now open to the public! Don’t miss the art event of the season: seventy-one innovators take the stage at this edition of the Biennial. Every two years, this headline-making event champions the creativity, talent, and vision of our time. In the 2024 exhibition, Even Better Than the Real Thing, contemporary artists and collectives take over the Museum and share their stories across film, performance, paint...