Collections include american art, egyptian, classical, and ancient near eastern art, feminist, european and art of. Whitney museum of american art new building earchitect. Mexican muralists remake american art, 19251945, on view through may 17, 2020. Additional exhibition space includes a lobby gallery accessible free of charge, two floors for the permanent collection, and a special exhibitions gallery on the top floor. The whitney museums programs and needs outgrew its existing 61,000 square foot marcel breuerdesigned building. Once upon a time, the whitney had a slash of planes as its homes. The best of these are compiled in a recently published book by prestel, new architecture new york, a collection of fresh architectural gems show the way forward for the citys urban planning. The whitney s programming at the breuer building concluded on october 20, 2014. May 12, 2015 whitney museum s new building opens doors and walls to outside world for decades, the museum was housed in a concrete fortress with few windows. Sourcebook of contemporary north american architecture. As a patron of the arts, she had already achieved some success with the whitney studio club, a new yorkbased exhibition space she created in 1918 to promote the works of avantgarde and unrecognized american artists. Edward hoppers queensborough bridge, painted four years after the bridge was completed in 1909. Images by nic lehoux, karin jobst, timothy schenck.
However, its not the building that makes the whitney unique, its the extensive collection of twentieth century american art housed inside. First impressions from the new whitney museum architect. Discover the great mexican muralists who introduced a new relationship between art and the public, inspiring generations of american artists in the process. The whitney museums identity crisis architecture the new. Gertrude vanderbilt whitney, the museums namesake and founder, was a wellregarded sculptor as well as a serious art collector. Apr 18, 2014 but the new whitney museum of american art is already a presence that is so heavy, so clumsy, that i cant imagine any work improving it from the inside out.
The whitney, one of only a few museums in new york city that focuses entirely on american art, has a distinctly contemporary look of sharply angled, polished gray stone and glass. Each gift brings us closer to realizing the new whitneya museum committed to art, artists, and audiences in dynamic interaction. Pdf on feb 1, 20, georgia lindsay and others published. Become a member support the whitney welcome to the whitney from home while the museum is closed temporarily, engage with american art of the twentieth century to today through our rich array of online resources, or join us virtually for online events.
When architect renzo piano speaks about the whitney museum of american art he uses his. I, for one, think its a great addition to that list and a mustdo for all those who are interested in modern art. Gertrude vanderbilt whitney, a sculptor and art collector, created the whitney museum in 1931. In 1907, gertrude vanderbilt whitney established the whitney studio gallery at 8 west 8th street adjacent to her own macdougal. Its hard not to feel slightly underwhelmed by the state of architecture in new york in 2017. Menil collection, the whitney museum of american art. The whitney museum of american art has tried different ways to organize its biennial. May 16, 2015 renzo pianos new building for the whitney museum of american art in new york does the opposite, failing to strike an inspiring pose for those at a distance but welcoming the public with a graceful entry plaza and transparent lobby. Whitney museum marcel breuer great buildings architecture.
Before its opening, the whitney museum faces a protest. Cooper robertson completed an analysis of the existing museums program, assessed the desired program, analyzed the zoninglandmark district implications, provided bulkarea design options, and made recommendations for expansion. See this work, as well as many others by edward hopper, in the whitneys. New york peopleproducts video timelapse courtesy of earthcam, inc. Cooper robertson completed an analysis of the existing museums program, assessed the desired program, analyzed the zoninglandmark district implications, provided bulkarea design options, and made. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Each gift brings us closer to realizing the new whitney a museum committed to art, artists, and audiences in dynamic interaction. See this work, as well as many others by edward hopper, in the whitney s. See the current and upcoming exhibition schedule on view at the whitney museum in new york city for the 20182019 season. Inside the whitney museums new renzo pianodesigned building. New york architecture images whitney museum of american art. See all whitney museum of american art tickets and tours on tripadvisor. Whitney museum new york building history when the great bauhaus architect marcel breuer 19021981 received the prestigious commission to build a new museum of american art in new york in 1963, it was the beginning of one of the defining decades of the century. The whitney museum of america art is housed since 1966 in a building, designed by the celebrated modernist architect marcel breuer, which over time has become one of uptown manhattans landmarks.
New york the whitney museum new home by renzo piano. Whitney museum of american art can be crowded, so we recommend booking etickets ahead of time to secure your spot. The world almanac and book of facts 2002, new york. Whitney museum of american art by renzo piano building. The building turns its heavy haunches to the small, mainly brick structures of what used to be the meatpacking district. The whitney museum, famous for its art and rooftop. C rashing into new yorks meatpacking district, like some great arctic icebreaker washed up from the hudson and run aground on the high line, the new whitney museum makes an unlikely container. Whitney museum of american art 99 gansevoort street new york, ny 10014 212 5703600 2020 whitney museum of american art. On thursday, i had the opportunity to see one of new yorks biggest works in progress, the new whitney museum on gansevoort street, whose official opening is still some ten months away. The new whitney museum in manhattan has been lauded for its cuttingedge architecture, but the most intriguing feature is the one that kicks in in case of emergency. Projects whitney museum of american art mathews nielsen. Renzo pianos new building for the whitney museum of american. Building blocks, the whitney museum of american art pdf. May 27, 2015 the new whitney museum in manhattan has been lauded for its cuttingedge architecture, but the most intriguing feature is the one that kicks in in case of emergency.
Please join in transforming one of our nations great museums and be a part of shaping the future of contemporary art in new york. Imagenes por nic lehoux, karin jobst, timothy schenck. Inside the whitney museums new renzo pianodesigned. Whitney museum of american art new york architecture. A keen observer of his surroundings, hopper was continually inspired by new york city, where he spent the majority of his life. Breuers design might not have been to everyones liking, but it was an object that brought the institutions. How renzo pianos new whitney museum protects its art from. The whitney museum chronicles of high line park nyc.
When the whitney museum of american art unveils its new downtown manhattan home on may 1, it will mark the culmination of more than a decades worth of work by the buildings architect, renzo. The whitney museum of american art at gansevoort renzo. See list of museums in new york city for a complete sortable list in alphabetical order see list of museums in new york for museums in the rest of new york state encyclopedic. Peter schjeldahl has been a staff writer at the new yorker since 1998 and is the magazines art critic. While you will certainly find 20th and 21st century. While the museum is closed temporarily, engage with american art of the twentieth century to today through our rich array of online resources, or join us virtually for online events. The buildings that transformed nycs skyline cnn style.
The whitney museum of american art has yet to open its doors in a new location in the meatpacking district, but on tuesday night it unwittingly played host to its first radical art exhibition at 11 p. Marcel breuers granite sheathed whitney museum of american art 196466, with its inverted ziggurat profile and moat like sculpture court, is an icon of the new york streetscape. After the opening of the museum s new building at 99 gansevoort street in 2015, the metropolitan museum of art plans to present exhibitions and educational programming at the whitney s uptown building for a period of eight years, with the possibility of. The new ny home of the whitney museum by renzo piano. Whitney museum of american art 99 gansevoort street new york, ny 10014 212 5703600. The whitney museum of american art in new york known as the whitney is one of those museums that might not be on your todo list for your trip to new york.
The high line is one of new yorks most unique public parks. When the whitney museum of american art unveils its new downtown manhattan home on may 1, it will mark the culmination of more than a decades worth. The new york art world let out a collective cry of grief when the whitney museum of american art abandoned marcel breuers iconic 1966 building on madison avenue at 75th street. Renzo pianos new building for the whitney set to open. Whitney museum, your personal guide to new york city. Designed by marcel breuer, the 1966 structure put a modernist face forward among the row houses and residential ziggurats of the upper east side. Minoru yamasakis world trade center towers, for example, worked beautifully as supertall exclamation points on the manhattan skyline, but never connected to the human spirit at ground level. Whitney museum of american art in nyc guide to exhibitions. The whitney museum of american art original building is a collection of three 1838 rowhouses located at 812 west 8th street between fifth avenue and macdougal street in the greenwich village neighborhood of manhattan, new york city. Museum,gallery history of the whitney the whitney museum houses one of the worlds foremost collections of twentiethcentury. Apr 24, 2015 whitney museum of american art by renzo piano opens in new york. An expansive gallery for special exhibitions will be approximately 18,000 square feet in area, making it the largest columnfree museum gallery in new york city. May, 2015 completed in 2015 in new york, united states. The thing that distinguishes whitney from nycs other art museums is right there in its official name.
And like certain hollywood stars, it has its good side and its less photogenic profile. Its collection consists of more than 21,000 pieces of the 20th century and contemporary art, from over 3,000 live artists. The building features an entrance that extends the length of the museum, with a grand stair leading to a largo. Book cover of the ippy awardwinning book, living on the high line. New york the new home of the whitney museum of american art begins where the high line ends. Theres a generosity to the architecture, a sense of art connecting with the city. Galleries within open onto a twostoryhigh skylit court. The new york art world let out a collective cry of grief when the whitney museum of american art abandoned marcel breuers iconic 1966 building on madison avenue. Whitney museum of american art new york city all you need. No longer a fortress in an uneasy city, the whitney museum of. Whitney museum of american art new york city all you. Aug 20, 2014 the whitney museum of american arts new building has taken full form, in a stepped motion adjacent to the highlines southern entrance in new york citys meatpacking district. Nov 20, 2017 the best of these are compiled in a recently published book by prestel, new architecture new york, a collection of fresh architectural gems show the way forward for the citys urban planning.
List of museums and cultural institutions in new york city. Oct 01, 2019 new york, nyone of the most significant cultural projects in new york city in this decade, the whitney museum of americans arts new 220,000squarefoot building, located at 99 gansevoort street between washington street and the hudson river in downtown manhattans meatpacking district, is nearing completion and scheduled to open on friday, may 1, 2015. Whitney museums new building opens doors and walls to outside world for decades, the museum was housed in a concrete fortress with few windows. On thursday, i had the opportunity to see one of new yorks biggest works in progress, the new whitney museum on gansevoort street, whose official opening is. Whitney museum of american art original building wikipedia. Each building is shown in its original condition, as the architect intended it to be viewed. Whitney museum of american art new york, new york facebook.
This extensively illustrated catalogue accompanies vida americana. It has used its own staff members and invited outside curators, including europeans, to present shows that. The 2019 biennial is curated by members of the museums curatorial staff rujeko hockley and jane panetta, wellknown in the contemporary art world for their track records of working with emerging. Whitney museum new york building, architect earchitect. The building features an entrance that extends the length of the museum, with a. Nov 02, 2006 the whitneys argument is simple enough. Whitney museum of american art new york city 2020 all. Apr 23, 2015 c rashing into new yorks meatpacking district, like some great arctic icebreaker washed up from the hudson and run aground on the high line, the new whitney museum makes an unlikely container.
The breuer building whitney museum of american art. The whitney museum is building itself a new home in downtown manhattans meatpacking district. Whitney museum announces biennial plans the new york times. Since its introduction in 1932, the whitney biennialthe museums signature exhibitionhas charted new developments in contemporary art. The wildly popular linear park, built on an unused elevated train line on the west side of. Also included are nonprofit art galleries, arts centers and cultural centers with galleries. Mnla, in collaboration with piet oudolf, implemented the landscape design of the whitney museum of american art, the first museum in new york city to achieve leed gold status. Books and materials in the library can be accessed in the museums. Downtown new york, 19701986 dates to be announced public art project by david hammons.
Architecture without architects a short introduction to nonpedigreed architecture by bernard rudofsky the museum of modern art, new york. Whitney museum of american art building block series. The whitney museum of american art, known informally as the whitney, is an art museum in. New york, nyone of the most significant cultural projects in new york city in this decade, the whitney museum of americans arts new 220,000squarefoot building, located at 99 gansevoort street between washington street and the hudson river in downtown manhattans meatpacking district, is nearing completion and scheduled to open on friday, may. Designed by architect renzo piano, the whitneys building in the meatpacking district includes. The exhibition traveled to the whitney museum of american art in new york. This is an opportunity that comes but once in a generation.