Queer History Walks

99 Gansevoort Street,New York NY 10014

29 August, 2021

Description

Join us for a free walking tour that explores the queer histories of the neighborhood surrounding the Whitney Museum. This walk will bring visitors to select sites near the Whitney's building to reflect on the changing nature of queer community as it formed along the New York waterfront. We will visit the former sites of bars, clubs, and public spaces and consider the intersection between artistic and sexual experimentation that occurred alongside the piers of the West Side. Our walk will culminate with a look at Day's End (2021) by David Hammons, a new permanent public artwork that sketches the shape of the former Pier 52 building and references a work by the artist Gordon Matta-Clark from 1975. The layered history of Hammons’s work serves as a model for how the queer history of the city remains a defining presence in the ever changing landscape of the neighborhood that the Whitney now occupies. Capacity is limited to 12 people per tour. Masks and social distancing required. Participants must be able to call in from a personal mobile phone during the tour, and use of headphones is preferred. Phone number will be provided the day of the event. The safety of our staff and our visitors are of the utmost importance. Please review our COVID-19 safety policies before registering. https://whitney.org/visit/policies