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FEATURED ARTIST

Robert Whitman

b. 1935–2024 Lived and worked in New York

Robert Whitman was an American artist known for his work in performance art and multimedia installation. His work emphasized the spatial, temporal, and dimensional qualities of images, aiming to transform and transcend their limits. He was a leading figure in New York’s Happenings movement from the late 1950s through the early 1960s and co-founded Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), a nonprofit organization dedicated to collaboration between artists and engineers.

Whitman also composed and produced over forty performance works. His works are held in international collections including Centre Pompidou, Paris; Dia Art Foundation, New York; The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C; and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.

RELEASES

Art Blocks collections

Featured token for: New Worlds

Art Blocks × Pace

New Worlds

Robert Whitman

SPOTLIGHT

Other notable works

Exhibition photo for: American Moon 1960 (performance)

2023

American Moon 1960 (performance)

Exhibition photo for: 61

2018

61

Exhibition photo for: Prune Flat, 1965 and Local Report: Side Effects, 2017

2017

Prune Flat, 1965 and Local Report: Side Effects, 2017

PRESS

In the news

Remembering Robert Whitman 1935–2024

Pace Gallery

2024-01-22

Party Like It’s 1959

The New York Times

2023-01-18

Under the Rug: Robert Whitman on Six Decades of Artistic Work and Play

ARTnews

2018-12-20

Robert Whitman with Joan Waltemath

The Brooklyn Rail

2011-04-16