Artists Among Us Whitney Museum of American Art

Today we hear from Maja Ruznic about one of her two paintings in the Biennial. She talks about finding beauty in sadness, her path to becoming the artist she is today, and the restorative power of awe. More about the exhibition: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2024-biennialSee the art described in this minisode: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2024-biennial?section=53#exhibition-feature

In this minisode, we hear from Cannupa Hanska Luger about his Biennial artwork that takes the form of a tipi inverted and hung from the ceiling of the gallery. But Luger lets us know that, "The tipi is not upside down. The tipi is actually in the right positioning, in right relationship, in a right way in the world if the world isn't as upside down as it is presently." More about the exhibition: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2024-biennialSee the art described in this minisode: https://...

In this minisode, we hear from 2024 Whitney Biennial artist Dala Nasser. Her work is titled Adonis River and she made it along the banks of that river, now called the Abraham River on Mount Lebanon north of Beirut. The work tells the ever-evolving story of that place and its namesake.More about the exhibition: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2024-biennialSee the art described in this minisode: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2024-biennial?section=40#exhibition-feature

This spring and summer we’ll be sitting down with 2024 Whitney Biennial artists to talk about their work and what it means to be making art in the present unfolding moment. In this minisode, we hear from Eamon Ore-Giron about his series Talking Shit in which he reimagines deities from ancient Peruvian and Mexican cultures in a contemporary context to explore the idea of a living ancestral past. More about the exhibition: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2024-biennial See the art described in t...

Two works by artist Kambui Olujimi are currently on view in the exhibition Inheritance, open through February. Olujimi made Hart Island Crew and Your King Is on Fire in 2020 during lockdown and both paintings describe tumultuous moments familiar to us all. We sat down with Olujimi to hear more about these emotive works.More about the exhibition: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/inheritanceSee the art described in this minisode: https://whitney.org/collection/works/64950 and https://whitney.org...

"There's an urgency in her work. There's a rhythm that exists in her drawings and sculptures that I'm really attracted to as well." On the occasion of Ruth Asawa Through Line we chatted with Virginia Overton about what she finds so inspiring about Asawa's work. She speaks about two pieces: a print made from the body of a fish, and an ink drawing showing the cross-section of a redwood tree. More about the exhibition: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/ruth-asawa-through-line See the art described...