The new Whitney seen from the top of the Empire State Building
The Whitney Museum of American Art partnered with the Empire State Building on a one-of-a-kind, one-night-only lightshow last night, marking two historic occasions: the opening day of the Whitney’s new Renzo Piano–designed building in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District and the eighty-fourth anniversary of the Empire State Building. Using twelve iconic works from the Whitney’s collection, lighting designer Marc Brickman interpreted the pieces below by artists Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, Peter Halley, and Barbara Kruger, among others, utilizing the Empire State Building’s LED tower lights. Each of the twelve artworks was showcased for thirty minutes. Most of the works that inspired the light show are on view at the Whitney as part of the new building’s inaugural exhibition, America Is Hard to See (May 1–September 27, 2015). Watch the video below…
Four of the Whitney artists showcased in light last night…
Edward Hopper
Jasper Johns
Peter Halley
Andy Warhol
Mark Rothko
Chiura Obata
Elizabeth Murray
Georgia O’Keeffe
William H. Johnson
Corey Archangel
Barbara Kruger
Mary Ellen Bute
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