Constantly being reimagined': celebrating American art from the 1900s to the 1980s
Briefly

The Whitney Museum of American Art celebrates its 10th anniversary in a new space with the exhibition Untitled (America). This exhibition showcases 80 years of American art from the early 20th century to the 1980s. Chief curator Kim Conaty views the Whitney as a nurturing refuge for artists and their unique perspectives. The exhibition prominently features Felix Gonzalez-Torres's work, which emphasizes America as a complex reality filled with contradictions. Conaty expresses excitement about the historical narratives artists have created throughout the decades, encouraging the recognition and support of their contributions to our understanding of history.
Gonzalez-Torres's 1994 piece Untitled (America) figures prominently in the show, consisting of 12 individual strings of 42 lightbulbs each and displayed in a museum window.
Kim Conaty envisioned the Whitney as a place of refuge and nourishment for artists who have furnished new ways of seeing and new historical narratives.
Conaty's excitement about artists' brave work is tied to the histories they have made visible, the questions they have put forth, and their efforts in revealing history.
The America that I now know is still a place of light, a place of opportunities, risks, justice, racism, injustice, hunger and excess - Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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