Untitled Woman's Faces, Linda Lomahaftewa. Courtesy, Whitney Museum
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Sixties Surreal

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Sep 24, 2025 - Jan 19, 2026

Daily Except Tues

Description

This look at American art from 1958 to 1972 features works by more than 100 artists, including Diane Arbus, Lee David Hammons, Yayoi Kusama, Romare Bearden and Louise Bourgeois. Lesser knowns are featured as well, as the Whitney covers the broad spectrum of surrealism and how it reflected the country in the 1960s.

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Location

Whitney Museum of American Art

99 Gansevoort St. Manhattan, NY, 10014

Features

Type
Museums
Modern Collections
Photography & Media
Contemporary Collections
Seasonal
Fall
Accessibility
Large Print
Braille
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Assistive Listening System
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Adaptive Activities
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
Amenities
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