About this time last year, the Whitney Museum announced their plans to open a downtown space in the Meatpacking District, and earlier this week, they held a high-flying groundbreaking ceremony for the new building, located at the foot of the High Line. And if you missed it, that's okay, it's really just a pile of dirt right now and you can go to the real museum tomorrow for free. more ›

Earlier this year the board of directors at the Whitney Museum approved plans to begin construction on a new building near the High Line, to be completed by 2015, saying that "Downtown is a new city, a new nation. Why shouldn’t the Whitney be the museum of record there?” Well, it's on its way, and now Curbed has grabbed some shots from an unveiling of the plans... and there's a video fly-through of the whole thing! Think of it as the closest renderings will ever get to IMAX or 3-D. more ›

That building is the Whitney, and at least one of the "men" is (friend of Philippe) Elizabeth Streb. Here she is rehearsing for her part in Off the Wall: Part 2, which features works by the Trisha Brown Dance Company, on the occasion of the company’s 40th anniversary. more ›

After nearly two years of haggling, the board of directors at the Whitney Museum have approved plans to begin construction on a new building in the meatpacking district in Manhattan, to be completed by 2015. “Downtown is a new city, a new nation. Why shouldn’t the Whitney be the museum of record there?” said Leonard Lauder, the Whitney’s chairman emeritus and largest benefactor. more ›

Expectations were high in the fall that a second downtown branch of the Whitney Museum would finally come to fruition after a few years of limbo, amidst reports that the museum was forging ahead with plans to construct a Renzo Piano-designed building at the entrance of the High Line. Today, news comes out that it might have been presumptuous expecting a resolution had come. more ›

The 75th Whitney Biennial is upon us, opening tomorrow and running through May 30th. This year's 55 artists were selected by curator Francesco Bonami and associate curator Gary Carrion-Murayari, who released a statement saying: “The artists selected for this year’s exhibition reflect diverse responses to the anxiety and optimism of the past two years. 2010 does not privilege any one medium or aesthetic style, but rather assembles a wide range of individual gestures, personal histories, and improvised encounters that speak to a sense of openness and community.” In the past the exhibition has been called out for being "too cliquey." Take a peek at what's in store before becoming enraged at their latest survey of American art. more ›

Will the Whitney Museum finally open a second location? An agreement between the museum and the city has been three years in the making, but the NY Times reports that they're forging ahead with plans to open a Renzo Piano-designed space at the entrance of the High Line; it will be six stories high and twice the size of their current location. more ›

The Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit at the Whitney opened yesterday, and it may not be what you expect. The artist created some lesser known abstract works throughout her career, which have remained overlooked in favor of her landscapes and flowers. This exhibit, fittingly called "Abstraction" acknowledges those works. The exhibit includes 130 paintings, drawings, watercolors and sculptures, as well as photos of the artist by Alfred Stieglitz, whom she met in New York City and introduced her to many early American modernists. more ›

Photographer William Eggleston got famous in 1976 when his photographs—derided by art snobs for their bold departure from black and white—were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art. According to the Times, the controversial show, with its emphasis on the lifestyles of everyday Southern folk, was received with such dismissive comments as "Perfectly banal, perfectly boring." Now, of course, his work is considered iconic, and the photos' abiding popularity is due in no small part to Eggleston's costly use of the dye transfer printing method, which yields stunning colors. more ›

The great porous globe that has suddenly landed among the ivy and trees of verdant LaGuardia Place turns out to be a structural model for a radical type of affordable, prefabricated housing. This single eye-catching installation -- Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome -- marks the opening of a a week of Buckminster Fuller celebrations in NYC. more ›

Following the announcement of a $100 million donation for the New York Public Library, The Whitney has just announced their own sugar daddy: Leonard A. Lauder. more ›