Before meeting up with Raleene at The High Line, I took the opportunity to visit the biggest museum in the Chelsea neighborhood. Apparently, I chose the worst day to go – they were in the middle of changing exhibitions, and 3 floors were temporarily closed for visitors. My bad for not researching beforehand!
I bought a ticket anyway, though I wish they offered a discounted rate for times like these! I don’t know when I’ll be able to go to this museum again, so I just decided to make the most out of my x number of hours. I feel like I would’ve loved this place a lot if only I was able to fully experience it. At least the works of art that I did get to see made me feel like my visit was still worth my time and money.
The Whitney focuses on 20th-21st century American Art, and includes everything from paintings, prints, sculptures, installation art, videos and photography. Besides the art exhibits, the bookstore on the ground floor is worth a look, as well as the open-air spaces that provide a good view of the Meatpacking District.
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- Jared Madere on the first floor.
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- Marilyn Monroe with Nikon Camera by Bert Stern.
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- Franz Kline’s Mahoning.
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- Love you, Willem de Kooning! This is called Door to the River.
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- Jackson Pollock’s Number 27.
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- Bruce Nauman’s Eleven Color Photographs. (Or 4 of them, at least.)
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- Archibald Motley, one of the most important artists of Harlem Renaissance.
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- Self-portrait.
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- Nights in Bronzeville.
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- Man Ray’s La Fortune.
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- The Subway by George Tooker.
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- Walker Evans, Andreas Feininger, and Man Ray.
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- Distinctly Kusama.
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- Ahh! Want!
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- Barbara Kruger sunnies.
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- “The only problem is that you may run out of pages before you run out of names.”, says NYMag.
