A colorful, symmetrical composition centers on a large face with wide, watchful eyes, surrounded by intricate patterns, vivid shapes, and smaller angelic figures. A crown-like form rises above the face, while layered designs in green, yellow, blue, red, and gold fill nearly every part of the image, creating a dense, dreamlike scene.

The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
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  • Strings of hanging light bulbs cascade down a stairwell, with several bulbs coiled on the floor.
    Strings of hanging light bulbs cascade down a stairwell, with several bulbs coiled on the floor.

    Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (America), 1994. Twelve parts, each: 42 light bulbs, waterproof rubber light sockets, and waterproof electrical cord, dimensions variable . Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee 96.74.1a-l. © The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation, Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York

  • Three nude figures sit with their backs to the camera, the left person resting an arm on a round sculpture.
    Three nude figures sit with their backs to the camera, the left person resting an arm on a round sculpture.

    Yvonne Rainer, Five Easy Pieces, 1966–1969. 8mm and 16mm film, black-and-white, silent, 48 min., transferred to video, aspect Ratio: 4:3. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo in honor of Ron Clark and The Independent Study Program 2011.91. © Yvonne Rainer

  • Large mixed-media collage with colorful drips and textures and a sculpted bird perched on top.
    Large mixed-media collage with colorful drips and textures and a sculpted bird perched on top.

    Robert Rauschenberg, Satellite, 1955. Oil, fabric, paper and wood on canvas with taxidermied pheasant, overall: 79 3/8 × 43 5/16 × 5 5/8 in. (201.6 × 110 × 14.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Claire B. Zeisler and purchase with funds from the Mrs. Percy Uris Purchase Fund 91.85. © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A rectangular green-yellow light patch on the floor shows a streetlamp silhouette and scattered bird shadows.
    A rectangular green-yellow light patch on the floor shows a streetlamp silhouette and scattered bird shadows.

    Paul Chan, 1st Light, 2005. Video installation, black-and-white and color, silent, 14 min., overall: 103 × 245 × 283 in. (261.6 × 622.3 × 718.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film and Video Committee 2007.4. © Paul Chan, courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York

  • Colorful abstract artwork with faces, text, and symbols, including "Hollywood Africans" and "200 Yen."
    Colorful abstract artwork with faces, text, and symbols, including "Hollywood Africans" and "200 Yen."

    Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans, 1983. Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, overall: 84 1/16 × 84 in. (213.5 × 213.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Douglas S. Cramer 84.23. © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York

  • Large abstract painting with layered horizontal color bands including pink cloud, green hills, and deep blue foreground.
    Large abstract painting with layered horizontal color bands including pink cloud, green hills, and deep blue foreground.

    Helen Frankenthaler, Flood, 1967. Acrylic on canvas, overall: 124 1/4 × 140 1/2 in. (315.6 × 356.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art 68.12. © Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

On the Hour

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Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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