Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum Cancels Exhibition After Criticism For Exploiting Black Artists [UPDATE]

The museum purchased work "outside of the art buying context" and without compensating the artists, according to some whose work the Whitney acquired.
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The Reagan-Era Artist Who Spat In The Face Of American Civility

For outsiders like David Wojnarowicz ― working-class, queer, uneducated and HIV-positive ― good manners and politesse were deadly illusions.
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24 Of The Most Thought-Provoking Pieces Of Writing By People Of Color In 2017

Read these before the year is over.
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Chuck Close Is A Giant Of The Art World. He's Allegedly Also A 'F**king Pervert.'

Artist Julia Fox was honored to model for Close. Then, she says, he told her, "Your p***y looks delicious."
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Why A $450 Million Painting Of Jesus Worries Art Historians

The artwork has been hotly debated for years, but its sale signals one thing absolutely: a "very unequal, even obscene distribution of wealth in the world."
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Watch Katy Perry's Head Terrify Innocent Museumgoers In NYC

As one viewer put it: "What the f**k?"
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32 Museums Across NYC Are 'Trading Places' And Taking Fans With Them

During #MuseumInstaSwap, institutions are switching accounts and exploring each other's collections.
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These Prominent U.S. Institutions Have Installed Transgender Bathrooms

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White Artist's Emmett Till Painting Incites Anger At Whitney Biennial

"It is not acceptable for a white person to transmute Black suffering into profit and fun."
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Art Museums Provide Safe Spaces For Trans Students Across The Country

Institutions like the Walker Art Center are recognizing the role they play in educating visitors — whether it's using a canvas or not.
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