5th Floor Whitney Museum

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And the floor is. But the fifth of the building s five floors is rising. As a prelude counterpoint and coda to the biennial the museum s fifth floor is devoted to artists in the whitney s collection whose works were shown in biennials over the past eight decades. Upon exiting the elevator on the 5th floor of the whitney museum kota ezowa s video piece national anthem buffalo bills 2018 welcomes the visitor to the 2019 whitney biennial.

Sponsored by antenna audio. Installation view 5th floor america is hard to see may 1 september 27 2015 whitney museum of american art new york n y. Renzo piano architect of the whitney museum of american art s new downtown home in manhattan s meatpacking district stands in its vast fifth floor gallery during construction. Co commissioned by the whitney museum of american art and antenna audio.

Installation view 5th floor america is hard to see may 1 september 27 2015 whitney museum of american art new york n y. Follow through is a mobile audio visual artwork that has been created specifically for the museum s 5th floor permanent collection galleries and is accessible to visitors on portable media players. The fifth floor galleries are dedicated to a large scale presentation of works by edward hopper whose legacy is intimately connected to the whitney. The façade of the future whitney museum is composed of enormous steel panels which are hoisted into place using a custom built machine.

In this video kevin schorn architect at renzo piano building workshop and christian reek project manager for permasteelisa north america discuss the installation process. Downtown new york 1970 1986 sept 3 oct 25 2020. The whitney s hopper works are supplemented by key loans including such major paintings as the art institute of chicago s nighthawks and the museum of modern art s new york movie.