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An exterior view of the Whitney MuseumDavid Leventi for TIME
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An exterior view of the Whitney MuseumDavid Leventi for TIME
An exterior view of the Whitney MuseumDavid Leventi for TIME
racing thoughts, floor 5, artwork from left to right: (foreground) jeff koons, new hoover convertibles, green, blue; new hoover convertibles, green, blue; doubledecker (1981-1987); (background) jean-michel basquiat, hollywood africans, 1983; keith haring, untitled, (1981); nam june paik, v-yramix, 1982; peter halley, blue cell with triple conduit, 1986; (foreground center) charles ray, boy, 1992
Artwork from left to right: (foreground) Jeff Koons, New Hoover Convertibles, green, blue; New Hoover Convertibles, green, blue; Doubledecker (1981-1987); (background) Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans, 1983; Keith Haring, untitled, (1981); Nam June Paik, V-yramix, 1982; Peter Halley, Blue Cell With Triple Conduit, 1986; (foreground center) Charles Ray, Boy, 1992David Leventi for TIME
Guarded View, floor 5, artwork from left to right: kara walker, a means to an end... a shadow drama in five acts, 1995; (foreground) david hammons, untitled, 1992; mike kelley, more love hours than can ever be repaid and the wages of sin, 1987
Artwork from left to right: Kara Walker, A Means to an End... A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995; (foreground) David Hammons, untitled, 1992; Mike kelley, More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid and The Wages of Sin, 1987David Leventi for TIME
rational ittationalism (floor 6), artwork from left to right: donald judd, untitled, 1966
Artwork: Donald Judd, untitled, 1966David Leventi for TIME
new york, n.y., (floor 7), artwork: (foreground) mark di suvero, hankchampion, 1960; (background) lee krasner, the seasons, 1957
Artwork: (foreground) Mark di Suvero, Hankchampion, 1960; (background) Lee Krasner, The Seasons, 1957David Leventi for TIME

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