contessanally: New York: The Meatpacking District – The New Whitney Museum of American Art

New York: The Meatpacking District – The New Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Museum of American Art was founded by arts patron Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1931 in Greenwich Village. It Later moved uptown and was until recently, housed in a Marcel Breuer designed building. Since May 1^st. the museum has returned downtown to a new and bigger building designed by Renzo Piano. It is located in the Meatpacking District at the southern entrance to the High Line and overlooking the Hudson River.

Above. Jasper Johns – Three Flags – 1958.

http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/AmericaIsHardToSee

The Whitney Museum of American Art – designed by architect Renzo Piano seen from Gansevoort Street

Whitney Stories: Renzo Piano – Video. In this Whitney Stories video, architect Renzo Piano articulates the philosophy behind the building's design and describes the experiences envisioned for its spaces, from its expansive galleries to its city-facing terraces.

Whitney – America is Hard to See Exhibition. Drawn entirely from the Whitney Museum of American Art’s collection, America Is Hard to See exhibition, until September 27, takes the inauguration of the Museum’s new building as an opportunity to reexamine the history of art in the United States from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. The Six hundred works in the exhibition elaborate the themes, ideas, beliefs, and passions that have galvanized American artists in their struggle to work within and against established conventions, often directly engaging their political and social contexts.