The Whitney Museum of American Art

Today turned out to be another icky rainy day. I haven't been to a museum in awhile so I decided to check out one in my neighborhood. The Whitney Museum of American Art is located on Madison Avenue at 75th street. The museum was founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney when none of the art museums of the time would accept her pieces of art. The museum has a large collection of Edward Hopper (who I really like), some Roy Lichtenstien, and other big names but they were confined to one floor showcasing the "Whitney" collection. The rest of the museum was dedicated to the Biennial exhibit, which was all installation pieces. Some were quite odd. One was a chicken shack which you went inside and could watch on several TVs these women with really long hair taking care of goats and "milking" their hair for a special elixir. One of the worst was a black vinyl tarp that was at least 50 feet by 50 feet that had like tentacles coming out of it. Although interesting I don't think it was worth its cost and don't recommend it unless you have tons of spare time.